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1936 Map of Blue Hills

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Blue Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Great Blue Hill and the surrounding reservation dominate this 1930s landscape, featuring the Observatory and CCC Camp No 1170 nestled within the terrain. The map captures a moment when institutional life was a primary feature of the region, evidenced by the Milton Academy, Jeanne D'arc Academy, and the Boston Sch for the Deaf in Randolph. The industrial footprint of the era is remarkably specific, locating the American Fireworks Co of Mass near North Stoughton and the textile-related Sloughton Mills to the south.

Transportation is defined by the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad lines connecting established town centers like Stoughton, Holbrook, and Braintree. Numerous burial grounds, including Blue Hills Cem and Central Cem, provide essential data for genealogists tracking family plots across these Norfolk County townships. The presence of the Milton Town Farm highlights the social infrastructure of the mid-1930s before postwar suburbanization altered the character of these South Shore communities.