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1941 Map of Blue Hills

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Blue Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The Blue Hills Reservation dominates this landscape south of Boston, anchored by the Great Blue Hill Obseratory and a dense cluster of topographical landmarks including Chickatawbut Hill and Hancock Hill. The map reveals a post-war transition in Norfolk County, where established towns like Milton, Randolph, and Stoughton are interconnected by a maturing road network and the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad.

Social and institutional history is well-represented through several specialized landmarks, including the Jeanne d'arc Academy, the Boston Sch for the Deaf, and the Thayer Academy. Local researchers can trace the cultural layout of the era through the numerous religious and community sites, from the Town Farm in Milton to the Holy Sepulchre Cem in Stoughton and the Wampatuck Country Club near the Ponkapog Pond wetlands.