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1942 Map of Newport

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Newport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Coastal defense and maritime navigation dominate this wartime survey of the Rhode Island shoreline. The strategic importance of Narragansett Bay is evident through the concentration of military installations, including Fort Adams, Fort Wetherill, and Fort Walcott, which guarded the approaches to Newport. Significant Naval Reservation lands are clearly delineated alongside established seafaring landmarks such as the Beaver Tail Light and the Point Judith LSS.

Beyond the military presence, the map traces the early 1940s landscape of coastal towns like Jamestown, Narragansett, and Wakefield. The intricate network of islands and points, from Gooseberry Island to Sakonnet Point, is connected by several steamship ferry routes cutting across the Atlantic Ocean. Inland, the terrain rises toward Rose Hill and Tower Hill, overlooking the Pettaquamscutt Pond and the narrow strip of Boston Neck.