1977 Map of Marblehead South

About this map

Marblehead sits along the northern edge of this orthophotoquad, which captures the coastal geography of the Massachusetts shore as it appeared in the late 1970s. The majority of the sheet is dominated by the expanse of Massachusetts Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, providing a specialized aerial perspective of the shoreline and maritime approaches. Prepared from aerial photography taken on April 1, 1977, this survey by the Department of the Interior and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Works offers a clear view of the town's dense residential footprint and its relationship to the harbor. The visual detail emphasizes the rugged coastline and small offshore rocky outcrops typical of this stretch of the Atlantic coast.