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1962 Map of Plymouth

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Plymouth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Plymouth Rock and the National Monument overlook Plymouth Harbor on this mid-century survey, which reveals the dense urban development along the coast juxtaposed with the rugged, pond-pocked interior. The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad defines the industrial corridor through Cordage and North Plymouth, while specialized institutions like the Arms House, Jordan Hospital, and Sacred Heart High Sch anchor the community's social geography.

Further inland, the landscape transforms into a maze of glacial topography and cranberry bogs, dominated by the Billington Sea and the northern reaches of the Myles Standish State Forest. This map is particularly valuable for genealogists, as it preserves the exact locations of many family-named landmarks and local burial grounds, including Evergreen Cemetery and St Josephs Cem, alongside older settlements like Jabez Corner and Chiltonville.