1894 Map of Newburyport

About this map

The Merrimac River serves as the central artery for this coastal region, where industrial centers like Newburyport and Amesbury met the maritime economy of the late nineteenth century. Surveyed by Henry Gannett and Marcus Baker, the map documents a landscape defined by its tidal geography, from the sweeping Joppa Flats to the navigational hazards managed by the Newburyport Light and Range Light. The complex drainage of the Parker River and Hampton Harbor creates a distinctive marshland character that separated established inland villages like Hampton Falls from the rising leisure destination at Salisbury Beach.