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1941 Map of Cohasset

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Cohasset
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

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Cohasset Harbor and the jagged Atlantic coastline define this 1941 landscape, where established maritime settlements meet a dense network of inland brooks and swamps. The New York New Haven and Hartford railroad tracks wind through Nantasket Junc and Beechwood, connecting the coastal villages of Minot and North Scituate to the interior. Notable local landmarks like the Lawson Tower and the Old Oaken Bucket Homestead highlight the area's deep historical roots near Scituate Center.

Further south, the terrain transitions into the water-rich lands of Norwell and North Marshfield, where the North River and its various tributaries, including First Herring Brook and Third Herring Brook, carve through the landscape. The survey documents significant local institutions from the Childrens Hospital to the Curtis Sch, alongside numerous family-named hills and swamps like Otis Hill and Valley Swamp, providing a detailed look at the infrastructure of the South Shore just before mid-century suburbanization.