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1954 Map of Blue Hills

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Blue Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Blue Hills Reservation dominates the northern landscape of this mid-century survey, preserving a chain of prominent heights including Great Blue Hill, Chickatawbut Hill, and Nahanton Hill. The presence of the Blue Hill Observatory and the Boston Sch For The Deaf highlights the area's institutional character, while the surrounding towns of Stoughton, Avon, and Randolph show dense suburban development patterns.

Industry and local heritage are marked by the Quarry sites in West Quincy and the Stoughton Mills complex near the NY NH and H RR tracks. Family and religious history is well-represented through numerous dedicated grounds such as Blue Hills Cem, Maplewood Cem, and Holy Sepulchre Cem. The network of waterways, from the Monatiquot River to Ponkapog Pond, underscores the region's historic reliance on its brooks and ponds for early settlement and power.