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1967 Map of Fall River

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Fall River
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Fall River serves as the industrial and civic anchor of this late-1960s survey, showing a landscape defined by its deep relationship with the Taunton River and Mount Hope Bay. The city’s dense urban fabric is meticulously detailed, from the cluster of educational and religious institutions like Sacred Heart Academy and St Anne Sch to major transportation arteries including the Braga Bridge and the Penn Central rail lines. Across the water, the transition from industrial waterfront to residential and suburban pockets like Ocean Grove and South Swansea is evident, reflecting the post-war expansion of the region.

Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of numerous cemeteries, such as the expansive Oak Grove Cemetery and the Jewish Cem. The map also captures the interstate connections of the era, with multiple numbered interchanges and the Sakonnet Bridge linking the Massachusetts mainland to the northern tip of Rhode Island at Tiverton. Landforms like Brayton Point and the inland South Watuppa Pond further define the unique topography of this coastal border region.