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1970 Map of Marblehead South

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Marblehead South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Marblehead Neck and the surrounding coastal reaches of Massachusetts Bay are captured here as they appeared in 1970. The map focuses heavily on the maritime geography of the North Shore, where the tidal waters of Marblehead Harbor separate the densely developed town from the rocky peninsula. The residential landscape of Devereux and the older cores of Marblehead are shown with significant detail, including local landmarks like Alley Hospital and Seaside Park.

Education is well-represented in the town's geography, with the Bell Sch, Glover Sch, and Star of the Sea Sch serving the local community. Beyond the mainland, the map surveys a hazard-rich coastline dotted with granite outcrops and islands, including Tinkers Island, Castle Rock, and the Great Pig Rocks. The inclusion of bathymetric data throughout Marblehead Channel provides a look at the seafloor depths that defined local navigation during the late twentieth century.