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1943 Map of Pocasset

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

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Camp Edwards dominates the central landscape of this Upper Cape region, its massive grid of military infrastructure and the nearby Otis Field having been recently updated by the Corps of Engineers during the early 1940s. The map illustrates a dramatic contrast between the intensive military mobilization at the camp and the surrounding traditional coastal settlements. Along the western shore of Buzzards Bay, villages like Monument Beach, Pocasset, and Cataumet line the N Y N H and H RR, serving as established summer retreats and residential hubs.

Further inland, the vast expanse of the Shawme State Forest is crisscrossed by fire roads such as Knot Fire Road and Jefferson Road. Social and public landmarks are clearly marked, including the County Sanatorium and the Pocasset Golf Club. The northern edge is defined by the Cape Cod Canal, with Gray Gables and Bourne anchoring the waterway's entrance, showing the area's transition into a vital wartime strategic zone.