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1958 Map of Blue Hills

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Blue Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Great Blue Hill and a series of prominent peaks including Chickatawbut Hill and Nahanton Hill dominate this landscape south of Boston during the late 1950s. The map reveals a region transitioning from its industrial roots, evidenced by the numerous Quarries in West Quincy, toward a suburban and institutional character. Educational and religious landmarks are densely clustered here, from Milton Academy and Curry College in the north to the Boston School for the Deaf and St Marys Sch in Randolph.

Transportation corridors like the Southeast Expressway and Yankee Division Highway bisect the woodland and reservoirs, illustrating the post-war expansion of the highway system. Local life is grounded in long-standing features such as the Blue Hill Cemetery, the Drive-in Theater near Canton, and the various neighborhood schools like Belcher Sch and Tower Hill Sch that served the growing communities of Stoughton, Holbrook, and Braintree.