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1893 Map of Fall River

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Fall River
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

Fall River serves as the industrial and maritime hub of this coastal survey, where the Quequechan River connects the extensive waters of Watuppa Pond to the Mount Hope Bay. This late 19th-century landscape is defined by its transit networks, including the Old Colony Railroad and the Fall River and New Bedford Railroad, which facilitated the movement of goods between textile centers and busy harbor fronts like Bordens Wharf.

Rural life thrives in the surrounding townships of Tiverton, Little Compton, and Westport, where many smaller settlements such as Globe Village, Mechanicsville, and Westport Mills are established. Along the rugged shoreline, features like the Light House at Brayton Point and the long stretch of Horse Neck Beach reflect the area's deep connection to the Sakonnet River and the Atlantic, while inland markers like Sandfords Bound delineate the complex colonial-era political boundaries between Massachusetts and Rhode Island.