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1957 Map of East Greenwich

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of East Greenwich
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Greenwich Bay and the Providence River define this mid-century coastal landscape, where the suburban expansion of Warwick meets the historic maritime and institutional corridor of Rhode Island. The map reveals a transition from the dense State Institutions in Howard to the emerging commercial and aviation hub at Theodore Francis Green State Airport. Residential clusters like Hoxsie, Conimicut, and Apponaug are shown in detail, alongside the extensive grounds of Goddard State Park and the Seminary of Our Lady of Providence.

Evidence of the region's diverse history is scattered across the sheet, from the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad line to several local schools including Gorton High Sch and Lockwood High Sch. The intricate shoreline, dotted with features like Cedar Tree Point and Sally Rock, highlights the importance of the water to local life, while inland cemeteries such as St Pauls All Saints Cem offer valuable points of interest for genealogical research in Cranston and East Greenwich.