Facsimile of Col. Nichols' plan of the First Parish of Reading, the present towns of Wakefield and Reading, plotted in 1765

Facsimile of Col. Nichols' plan of the First Parish of Reading, the present towns of Wakefield and Reading, plotted in 1765

Item Information

Title:
Facsimile of Col. Nichols' plan of the First Parish of Reading, the present towns of Wakefield and Reading, plotted in 1765
Date:
1889
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Collection (local):
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Historic Maps
Places:
Middlesex (county) > Wakefield
Extent:
1 map : b&w, ink and pencil on paper, mounted on linen, some hand coloring ; 49 x 38 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/c534g419j
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Reading, Mass. : E.H. Gowering and W.P. Adden
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:21,120]
Language:
English
Notes:
Map depicts Wakefield and Reading around 1865, showing town boundaries, roads, and houses with property owners' names.
"This map was made to show at what an inconvenient distance from the Old Meeting House many of the parishioners lived, and to prove the need of a new one" -- text from map.
Call #:
Local History Map Case South Reading 1765
Barcode:
31392004614628