1943 Map of Pocasset

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.