Interesting old map of Heath, Massachusetts, with inset maps of Rowe Centre and Heath Centre, and a listing of Business Notices for Heath. This map comes from the Atlas of Franklin County, published by F. W. Beers in 1871. It is approximately 12.5 inches by 15.5 inches. Hand colored in pink, lavender and blue. 

Most houses on the map are identified by the owner's name. Among the surnames shown: Churchill, Gleason, Robbins, Kemp, Thwing, Tanner, Powers, Barber, Mendall, Gould, Nichols, Temple, Maxwell, Manwarring, Dickinson, Davenport, Chapin, Simonds, Fairbanks, Benson, Stetson, Whitaker, Underwood, Stone, Peterson, Barrington, Adams, Bolton, Cutler, Marsh, White, Chaffin, etc.

Also shown: wooden Ware Shop, Grist Mill, Saw Mills, Mill Brook, west Branch Brook, Schoolhouses, Prospect View, Churches, Town Hall, Boot & Shoe & Grocery Store, Parsonage, Wilder's River, etc.