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1893 Map of Abington

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Abington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1919
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1919

About this map

The Glades and Osher Rocks guard the Atlantic shoreline of this South Shore landscape as it appeared during the late nineteenth century. The area is defined by the convergence of the Old Colony Railroad and its numerous branches, connecting inland industrial and residential centers like Rockland, Abington, and Weymouth to the coast. This network supported local commerce at nodes such as Weymouth Landing and Old Colony House Station, while the complex topography of glacial drumlins like Turkey Hill and Prospect Hill dictated the winding paths of the carriage roads.

Water-driven geography is prominent, from the tidal inlets of the Weymouth Back River to the large inland reservoirs of Silver Lake and Great Cedar Swamp. Local history is embedded in place names like Queen Ann Corners, Old Spain, and Assinippi, reflecting early New England settlement patterns. The map detail highlights how the landscape transitions from the coastal rocks of Cohasset and Scituate to the interior marshlands of the Indian Head River and Pudding Brook.