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1950 Map of Hyannis

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Hyannis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Barnstable and the vibrant village of Hyannis are shown here as they appeared at the mid-century, bounded by the Great Marshes to the north and Hyannis Harbor to the south. The landscape is a complex network of coastal ponds and bays, where the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad still served the region with stops at West Barnstable and Yarmouth Sta. The map highlights the early infrastructure of the Cape's tourism and residential growth, featuring the Hyannis Port Golf Club and the Fair Grounds north of the main village.

Institutional landmarks like the Barnstable Teachers College and Cape Cod Hospital anchor the settlement patterns. Along the northern coast, the elongated barrier of Sandy Neck protects the harbor, marked by the Sandy Neck Lighthouse. Internal landmarks such as Wequaquet Lake and the various cemeteries, including County Sandy St Cem, provide essential data points for local genealogists and historians studying the 1950s layout of Barnstable County.