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1964 Map of Wrentham

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Wrentham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Institutional presence and sprawling state lands define this mid-1960s landscape between Wrentham and Foxboro. Large parcels are dedicated to the State Prison Reservation, the Massachusetts Correctional Institute at Walpole, and Pondville State Hospital. These facilities are integrated into a patchwork of woodland and wetlands, including the Cedar Swamp and the Foxborough State Forest. The era's recreational and cultural shift is visible through the Bay State Raceway, a Drive-in Theater, and various country clubs and golf courses.

Transportation remains anchored by the New Haven and Hartford RR, which connects established villages like Norfolk, Pondville, and Plainville. Water dominates the western half of the map, where the Lake Pearl and Lake Archer basin provides a significant hydrologic center. Local history is preserved in sites such as the Quaker Cem and St Marys Ch, while the Dominican Academy and King Philip High Sch reflect the educational infrastructure of the period.