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1944 Map of Kingston

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Kingston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Rhode Island State College stands at the heart of this mid-century landscape, surrounded by the evolving village of Kingston and the academic grounds. To the west, the expansive Great Swamp contains the Great Swamp Fight Site, marking a significant point of historical interest amidst the dense wetlands and the New York New Haven and Hartford RR corridor. The geography transitions from the upland heights of Tefft Hill and Mt Pleasant down to the coastal ponds and salt marshes bordering Block Island Sound.

Coastal life is centered around the working waterfronts of Jerusalem and Galilee at the breachway of Potter Pond. The interior is dotted with numerous small water bodies such as Worden Pond and Tucker Pond, which supported the early industrial and agricultural communities of Peace Dale, Wakefield, and West Kingston. From the Kingston Fair Grounds to the shores of Matunuck, the map details a complex network of secondary roads and family-named landmarks like Great Neck and Tobey Neck that defined South Kingstown during the war years.