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Image: USGS Lawrence, MA-NH 15 minute Quadrangle SE (1893)

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Description: Southeastern corner (quarter???) of the Lawrence, Massachusetts 15 minute quadrangle USGS map, (Full map shows lands north into portions of New Hampshire). 1893 version. •  1893 surveyed map devoid of modern road networks shows the wetlands origination of the Skug River and {Boston Brook, both left bank tributaries of the Ipswich River in Essex County, Massachusetts through the suburbs of Boston's North Shore. •  Various railroads and the fundamental road network before automobile clubs are evident. Railway stations are mentioned showing the hearts of today's more sprawling suburbs. • Top of map ends cutting off North Andover Main Street district and near South Lawrence border and the Junction of Interstate I-495 with MA 114.
Title: USGS Lawrence, MA-NH 15 minute Quadrangle SE (1893)
Credit: United States Geographic Survey, US Department of the Interior.
Author: United States Geographic Survey, US Department of the Interior.
Permission: Public domain - original work of the US Federal Government
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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