1953 Map of Pocasset

About this map

The Cape Cod Canal serves as the northern anchor for this 1953 survey, which documents the mid-century infrastructure of Upper Cape Cod. The landscape is heavily defined by the massive military footprint of the U S Military Reservation, containing Camp Edwards and the Otis Air Force Base. These facilities, with their distinctive grid-like barracks and airfield runways, stand in sharp contrast to the irregular glacial topography and numerous kettle ponds such as Deep Bottom Pond and Little Halfway Pond that dot the interior.