flmt 41 nw, Massachusetts – Vintage Map Wall Art
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Description
A window into the past: flmt 41 nw, Massachusetts, preserved in this antique map. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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flmt 41 nw, Massachusetts
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This bird's-eye view shows a Massachusetts town drawn from above, most likely from the late nineteenth century, when such maps were popular for documenting local growth. Across the state, textile mills in cities such as Fall River and New Bedford drew workers and capital, while shipbuilding and fishing sustained the coastal towns. On Cape Cod, the old whaling trade had faded by the 1870s, and families increasingly turned to cranberry bogs, salt hay, and summer visitors who arrived by rail and steamer. Town meetings, churches, and new schools marked civic life, and residents of a place like this would have known it first as a harbor or mill village tied to the wider Commonwealth economy.
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Massachusetts |
| Original scan | 1,700 × 2,800 px · prints to 6 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | flmt41nw |
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