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1943 Map of Chatham

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Chatham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Chatham Lighthouse and Stage Harbor Lighthouse guard the complex coastline of the Lower Cape in this early 1940s survey. The landscape is defined by its intimate connection to the sea, where Pleasant Bay and Nantucket Sound are separated by the fragile, shifting sands of Monomoy Island. Inland, the map reveals a dense network of freshwater kettle ponds such as Lovers Lake, Schoolhouse Pond, and the curiously named Uncle Israels Pond, illustrating the glacial legacy of the peninsula.

Settlement patterns center on Chatham, North Chatham, and West Chatham, connected by historic routes like Old Comers Road and Stony Hill Road. Maritime safety is a prominent theme, evidenced by the Chatham C G Sta and Old Harbor C G Sta. The social fabric of the era is captured through landmarks like the Eastward Ho Country Club on Nickersons Neck and the Union Ch, alongside local burial grounds like Peoples Cem and Seaside Cem.