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1971 Map of East Providence

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of East Providence
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Pawtucket and East Providence dominate the western shoreline of the Seekonk River and Providence River in this detailed look at the Rhode Island and Massachusetts borderlands. The landscape is a dense network of post-war residential expansion and industrial infrastructure, ranging from the McCoy Stadium in the north to the Crescent Amusement Park on the southern coast at Bullock Cove. The map documents the heavy presence of broadcasting infrastructure, with several radio towers for Wnet, Wjar-TV, and Whim scattered across the quadrangle.

Suburban growth is evident in the transition from the paved streets of Rumford and Riverside to the more open, wooded terrain of Seekonk and Rehoboth across the state line. Local heritage is preserved in the numerous family and parish grounds, such as Hunt Cem and Gate of Heaven Cem. Significant recreational and water management features like the James V Turner Reservoir and Slater Memorial Park provide a counterpoint to the busy transport corridors of Conrail and the Veterans Memorial Pkwy.