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1953 Map of Pocasset

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Pocasset
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

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.

Along the shores of Buzzards Bay, the map traces the established summer communities of Gray Gables, Monument Beach, and Cataumet. The transportation network reveals the reliance on the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad, featuring the Pocasset Sta, and the rising importance of automotive travel via Mac Arthur Boulevard. For local historians, the inclusion of agricultural features like Lily Pond Bog and Beaton Bog highlights the region's enduring cranberry industry alongside its military and recreational expansion.