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1939 Map of Plymouth

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Plymouth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

Plymouth Rock and the historic waterfront at Coles Hill anchor this 1930s coastal survey, depicting the region’s dense network of ponds and glacial topography before modern expansion. The landscape is defined by its maritime and industrial heritage, with the Duxbury Pier Lighthouse guiding traffic into Plymouth Harbor while the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad tracks parallel the shore through Cordage and North Plymouth.

Inland, the terrain transitions into a complex system of water bodies and cranberry bogs, including the expansive Billington Sea and numerous smaller ponds like Micajah Pond and Little South Pond. Evidence of early industry and community infrastructure appears in the form of Russell Mill on the Eel River and the County Farm near Chiltonville. The southern portion of the sheet shows the early boundaries of Myles Standish State Forest, a significant area of protected pine barrens and kettle ponds.