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1941 Map of New Bedford South

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of New Bedford South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

New Bedford and Dartmouth meet along the shores of Clark Cove and Apponagansett Bay in this coastal survey, where urban infrastructure transitions into the scattered corners and neck lands of Bristol County. The maritime landscape is anchored by Fort Rodman on Clark Pt and the Butler Flats Lighthouse, guarding the approach to the city's harbor. Inland, the map reveals a dense network of early 20th-century life centered around several local institutions like the Cushman Sch and Smiths Neck Ch.

The southern reaches of the quadrangle focus on the tidal rhythms of Slocum Neck and the Paskamanset River. Smaller coastal settlements like Nonquitt and Shore Acres are clearly defined, alongside family-named landmarks such as Macomber Corner and Wilburite Corner. This era of the shoreline is captured before major modern developments, showing original tracts like Mishaum Point and the extensive Padanaram Breakwater as they stood in the early 1940s.