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1963 Map of Brockton

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Brockton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Brockton and its neighboring mill towns and rural corners are caught in a period of significant post-war transition in this 1963 survey. The urban core of Brockton is densely packed with civic infrastructure, including the War Memorial, City Hall, and numerous neighborhood schools like Huntington St Sch and Winthrop Sch. The presence of the U S Veterans Administration Hospital and large greenspaces such as D W Field Park contrast with the industrial legacy represented by the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad.

To the west and south, the landscape softens into the wetlands of Hockomock Swamp and smaller settlements like North Easton and Cochesett. Local history is deeply etched into the map through numerous family-named junctions such as Marshall Corner and Gowards Corner, alongside institutional landmarks like Holy Cross Seminary and Howard Seminary. The network of ponds, including Ames Long Pond and Shovelshop Pond, reflects the region's long-standing reliance on water power and local industry.