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1941 Map of Blue Hills

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

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

The Blue Hills Reservation dominates this 1941 edition, showcasing a landscape defined by prominent peaks like Great Blue Hill and Chickatawbut Hill just before the region’s postwar suburban acceleration. The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory sits atop the heights, overlooking a transition from the forested ridges of Milton to the industrial and residential clusters of Quincy and Braintree. This survey, compiled in part from aerial photography, captures the New Haven RR corridor as it connects established towns like Randolph and Holbrook.

Noteworthy local landmarks include educational institutions such as Thayer Academy and the Boston School for the Deaf, alongside the Jeanne D'arc Academy. The presence of the Fireworks works in the valley near Tumbling Brook hints at the area's manufacturing history. From the Ponkapog Golf Course in the west to Sunset Lake in the east, the map detail provides a fine-grained view of cemeteries like Holy Sepulchre Cem and St Michaels Cem, essential for genealogical research in this part of Norfolk County.