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1936 Map of Brockton

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Brockton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Brockton serves as the industrial and social hub of this 1936 survey, showing a dense urban grid bordered by the extensive D W Field Park and the Brockton Reservoir. The surrounding landscape is a complex network of hamlets and family-named corners such as Daley Corner and Morse Corner, illustrating the transition from the city's manufacturing core to the specialized agricultural outskirts. This agricultural heritage is particularly evident in the Meadow Lea Cranberry Bog and the Oconnors Cider Mill near the edge of the Hockomock Swamp.

Transportation and institutional infrastructure are well-documented, from the New York New Haven and Hartford RR serving Easton Sta to the early aviation presence at Brockton Air Port. Educational and social history is grounded in labels like the Howard Seminary and the Town Farm, providing a detailed look at the public services and private institutions that defined this corner of Plymouth and Norfolk Counties during the mid-1930s.