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1946 Map of Mansfield

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Mansfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Mansfield and the surrounding Norfolk County landscape appear here as a network of manufacturing ponds and rail junctions in the mid-1940s. The New York New Haven and Hartford railroad cuts a prominent path through the terrain, anchoring settlements like Sharon Heights and East Foxboro. Water power remains a visible legacy of the region's industrial past, evidenced by the many smaller basins like Hammer Shop Pond and Fulton Pond that supported local mills.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural schools and parish landmarks, including Sacred Heart College and the Poquanticut Sch. The map also captures specialized agriculture at the Cranberry Bog north of Foxboro. From the heights of Moose Hill to the wetlands of the Lowlands, this survey provides a clear view of the transition between the upland ridges and the river-fed valleys of the Canoe River.