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1967 Map of Fall River

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Fall River
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Fall River serves as the industrial and social heart of this coastal borderland, where the Taunton River meets Mount Hope Bay. The 1960s landscape reveals a city in transition, marked by significant highway infrastructure including the Braga Bridge and Slades Ferry Bridge. Dense urban neighborhoods like Globe Village are shown alongside established institutions such as Bristol Community College and St Marys Academy.

Across the state line in Rhode Island, the character shifts toward the residential and recreational patterns of Tiverton and Portsmouth. The map details numerous genealogical landmarks, from the expansive Oak Grove Cemetery to smaller family and parish plots like Pocasset Hill Cem and St Patricks Cemetery. Along the shores of Touisset and South Swansea, the presence of the Touisset Country Club and various radio towers reflects the mid-century development of the surrounding Massachusetts and Rhode Island countryside.