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1894 Map of Plymouth

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Plymouth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1898
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1898

About this map

The town of Plymouth and its glacial landscape serve as the focal point of this coastal survey, conducted in the mid-1880s. The region is defined by an intricate network of kettle ponds and coastal features, including the large Billington Sea and the protective barrier of Long Beach shielding Plymouth Harbor. Transportation of the era is dominated by the Old Colony Railroad Plymouth Division and its various branches, which linked seaside communities like Kingston and North Plymouth to the burgeoning industrial and tourist centers.

Further south, the landscape transitions into the sandy stretches of Bourne and Wareham, where the Old Colony Railroad Cape Cod Branch skirts the head of Buttermilk Bay. Local navigation is marked by Duxbury Pier Light and numerous named coastal points like Manomet Pt. and Rocky Pt., while inland commerce is suggested by the Halfway Pond Road and clusters of development in Chiltonville and Sagamore.