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1946 Map of Hull

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Hull
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Military fortifications and maritime infrastructure dominate the harbor landscape in this mid-1940s survey of the Massachusetts coast. Strategic installations like Ft Strong on Long Island, Ft Standish on Lovell Island, and Ft Warren on Georges Island overlook the critical shipping lanes of President Roads and The Narrows. The map captures a moment when coastal defense was paramount, showing the Maritime Radio Training Station on Gallups Island and the sprawling Long Island Hospital complex.

Southward, residential patterns emerge in waterfront communities such as Houghs Neck, Germantown, and Merrymount. The peninsula of Hull and Allerton forms a narrow barrier against Massachusetts Bay, anchored by Ft Duvall and Ft Andrews. Along the Weymouth Fore River and Hingham Bay, industrial and recreational spaces coexist, from the shipyard-proximate neighborhoods to the Crow Point Golf Course.