Mattapoisett Harbor and the Sippican River estuary define this coastal landscape on the edge of Buzzards Bay. The coastline is dense with local history, featuring the Neds Point Light and the Mattapoisett Town Wharf, alongside established summer colonies and settlements like Antassawamock and Point Connett. Interior regions reveal a transition to former industrial and agricultural sites, including Sturtevant Mill and the clustered cemeteries of Hammond Cem, Barlow Cem, and Cushing Cem. Genealogists may find value in the varied burial grounds and the long-standing Alms House near Harbor Beach. The map also captures the sprawling wetlands and brooks that feed the Mattapoisett River, showing a complex interplay between the developed shoreline at Pico Beach and the inland woods of Tinkhamtown.
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1885 · New Bedford
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1885 · Middleboro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1886 · Falmouth
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1886 · Plymouth
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · New Bedford
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Falmouth
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Middleboro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Plymouth
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Middleboro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Falmouth
USGS Topo · 1:62,500