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2018 Map of Marion

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Marion
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Mattapoisett Harbor and the surrounding coastal reaches of Sippican Harbor define this survey of the Massachusetts shoreline. The interior landscape is a complex network of wetlands and wooded hills, including Haskell Swamp and Vaughan Hill, which feed the southern-flowing Mattapoisett River. These watercourses historically powered local industry, as evidenced by the namesake Sturtevant Mill located north of Wolf Lake.

Settlement patterns follow the jagged Buzzards Bay coast, ranging from the established blocks of Mattapoisett Center and Marion Center to smaller seaside enclaves like Antassawamock and Point Connett. Genealogists may find value in the presence of the Alms House near Holly Woods and several community burial grounds, including the Hammond Cem and Cushing Cem. The map provides a look at the transition from these residential clusters to the marshy points and rock-strewn shoals such as Gallatin Rock and Sunken Ledge.