1892 Map of Worcester

About this map

Worcester anchors the southeast corner of this late-nineteenth-century landscape, appearing as a dense grid of streets before the major suburban expansions of the next century. The city's geography is defined by high points like Millstone Hill and Chandler Hill, and the significant campus of the State Lunatic Hospital. Northward, the terrain is shaped by the complex rail network of the Boston & Maine R.R. and the Massachusetts Central Railroad, which spurred the growth of manufacturing hamlets like Quinepoxet Village and Jeffersonville.