1903 Map of Boston Bay

About this map

Boston Harbor and the surrounding coastline are captured here in a transition from nineteenth-century maritime defense to early twentieth-century recreation and industry. The coast is defined by its critical navigational aids and military installations, including Boston L. H., Minots Ledge L. H., and Ft. Warren on Georges I. Further north, the expanding residential and resort hubs of Swampscott and Marblehead are linked by the Boston and Maine R. R., while the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn R. R. serves the beaches at Revere Beach and Crescent Beach. Inland, the landscape of Lynn is dominated by the protected acreage of Lynn Woods and several reservoirs like Breeds Pond. The complex topography of Hingham Bay and the islands like Peddocks Island reveal a coastline before modern industrial filling and expansion fully reshaped the harbor's southern reaches.