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1901 Map of Nantucket

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Nantucket
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

About this map

Nantucket island is captured here as a maritime and resort landscape in transition, anchored by the dense village at Nantucket Harbor. The interior reveals a complex network of coastal ponds and high ground, including the Altar Rock Hills and Folger Hill. A notable transport feature of the era is the Nantucket Central R. R., which connects the main harbor to the eastern village of Siasconset and runs south to Surfside.

The island's distinct geography is defined by long coastal barriers like Coatue Beach and Coskata Beach, stretching north toward the lighthouse at Great Point. Scattered settlements like Wauwinet, Polpis, and Quidnet appear as small clusters, while the shoreline is dotted with navigational aids like the Nantucket L.H. and Range Lights. The presence of numerous named bodies of water, from Sesachacha Pond to the Weweeder Ponds, highlights the island's low-lying glacial topography before later twentieth-century development altered the character of its outwash plains.