2015 Map of Pocasset

About this map

Buzzards Bay and the western reaches of the Intracoastal Waterway define this coastal landscape, where the Railroad Bridge stands as a prominent engineering landmark. The map documents a densely settled shoreline stretching from Gray Gables and Bourne south through Monument Beach, Pocasset, and Cataumet. Inland, the massive footprint of Camp Edwards and the Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station occupies much of the eastern terrain, contrasted by a network of freshwater ponds such as Snake Pond and Johns Pond. Local genealogy is well-served by the presence of numerous burial grounds, including the Old Bourne Cem and Oakland Grove Cem. The map illustrates the transition from the maritime industry of the Massachusetts Maritime Acad to the extensive military infrastructure that characterizes the interior of the Cape.