Old Shrewsbury Map Discovered & Interpreted

Abstract

The Shrewsbury Historical Society recently discovered a fragile old map of Shrewsbury, dated 1849. Hand-drawn, it showed houses, churches, and waterways in the township almost 75 years before the incorporation of the current borough. Why was the crumbling map drawn, and by whom? Is it important; worthy of preservation? Read on to see what has been discovered thus far.