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1941 Map of East Providence

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

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

The industrial and coastal landscape of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts border comes to life in this 1941 edition, surveyed just before the Second World War. The urban density of Pawtucket and East Providence transitions into a network of crossroads settlements such as Leonard Corner, Armington Corner, and South Seekonk. This era is defined by a dense concentration of community landmarks, from the sprawling Narragansett Race Track and Pawtucket Golf Club in the north to the recreational grounds of Crescent Park and Haines Memorial Park along the shoreline of Narragansett Bay.

Water shapes the region's geography, with the Seekonk River and the winding Tenmile River feeding into the East Providence Reservoir. Genealogists will find a wealth of specific detail in the many family and parish burial grounds, including Mt St Marys Cemetery, Newman Ave Cem, and the Mason Barney Cem. The presence of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad and the Rifle Range reflect the transport and institutional infrastructure of the mid-20th century.