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1977 Map of Pocasset

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of Pocasset
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Buzzards Bay and the western entrance of the Cape Cod Canal anchor this 1977 orthophotoquad, which provides a photographic perspective of the Cape Cod landscape during the late seventies. The imagery captures the established coastal settlements of Bourne, Monument Beach, and Pocasset as they appeared prior to modern expansion.

A clear visual distinction is visible between the densely wooded inland tracts and the developed residential corridors along the shoreline. In the southern portion of the sheet, the airfield and support infrastructure near North Falmouth stand out against the surrounding terrain. Unlike a traditional topographic map, this aerial survey records the actual ground cover, forest density, and the exact footprints of structures and roadways at a specific moment in Massachusetts history.