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1967 Map of Fall River

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Fall River
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Fall River serves as the industrial and urban anchor of this late 1960s study, where the Quequechan River meets the deep waters of Mount Hope Bay. The landscape is defined by its complex shoreline and the bridges that connect it, including the Braga Bridge and Sakonnet Bridge, alongside a dense network of neighborhoods like Globe Village and Pottersville. The map captures the city at a moment of significant infrastructure development, shown by the numerous interchanges along the Conrail rail lines and modern highways.

Across the state line in Rhode Island, the character shifts toward the coastal settlements of North Tiverton and Tiverton, punctuated by local landmarks such as Pocasset Hill and Stafford Pond. Cultural and civic history is deeply mapped through dozens of neighborhood schools like Durfee High School and religious centers including Notre Dame Cathedral. For genealogists, the map provides precise locations for the Oak Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame Cemetery, and the Jewish Cemetery, preserving the layout of these communities before later 20th-century expansions.