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1967 Map of Winsor Dam

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Winsor Dam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Quabbin Reservoir dominates the landscape in this late 1960s study, illustrating the massive scale of the water system serving eastern Massachusetts. The map centers on the critical engineering of the Winsor Dam and Goodnough Dike, which hold back the reservoir’s southern reaches. The drowned history of the Swift River Valley is represented by the Prescott Peninsula and islands like Little Quabbin and Mt Lizzie, which were high ground before the valley was flooded.

To the south, the settlement of West Ware and Ware Center sit near the outflow of the Swift River. The map meticulously tracks the infrastructure of the era, from the Quabbin Aqueduct to the Quabbin Park Cemetery, which serves as a poignant reminder of the communities displaced by the reservoir. Local landmarks like Peppers Mill Pond and Brimstone Hill provide further detail for genealogists and local historians exploring this corner of Hampshire and Worcester counties.