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1942 Map of Kingston

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Kingston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Rhode Island State College and the surrounding village of Kingston dominate the northern landscape of this 1940s survey. The campus sits just east of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad line, which bisects the massive Great Swamp. This wetland area contains the Great Swamp Fight Site, a significant landmark of local history.

To the south, the landscape shifts toward the Atlantic coast, where the villages of Jerusalem and Galilee flank The Breachway. The map captures a detailed coastal economy, showing numerous ponds such as Worden Pond and Tucker Pond alongside established communities like Wakefield and Peace Dale. From the Kingston Fair Grounds to the fishing docks at Snug Harbor, the sheet documents a diverse Rhode Island environment where academic life, agriculture, and maritime industry converged.