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1958 Map of East Point

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of East Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Saint Croix's eastern tip is documented here during a period of rural agricultural transitions, dominated by named estates and plantations. The landscape is defined by its distinct land divisions, East End A and East End B, which are marked by a collection of family-named settlements and farms that reflect the island's colonial history. Places such as Mount Roepstorff and Southgate Farm, Union and Mount Washington, and Catharinas Hope speak to the long-standing land-ownership patterns of the region.

Coastal features are meticulously detailed, showing the relationship between the elevated Seven Hills and the surrounding shoreline. From the Southgate Pond Salt to the salt marshes of Great Pond Salt, the map records a coastline shaped by both geography and early industry. Notable landmarks like the offshore Buck Island and its surrounding Buck Island Channel provide essential context for the maritime environment as it existed in the late 1950s.