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1956 Map of Portsmouth

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Portsmouth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The Piscataqua River serves as the focal point of this coastal landscape, dividing New Hampshire and Maine at a time of significant postwar expansion. The city of Portsmouth is shown in detail, showing neighborhoods like Christian Shore and Meadowbrook alongside the industrial and maritime infrastructure of the harbor, including the Memorial Bridge and Badgers I. To the west, the rural character of Newington and Greenland is increasingly influenced by the development of the New Hampshire Turnpike and the Spaulding Turnpike.

Away from the bustling waterfront, the map documents numerous family and religious landmarks such as Mathes Cem and St Marys Cem. The interior contains distinctive features like the Great Bog and Packer Bog, while the southern reaches of the quadrangle show the tidal influences near Rye Harbor State Park and the course of Berrys Brook. The presence of the Boston and Maine RR and sites like Winnicut Mills trace the earlier industrial and transit arteries that shaped Rockingham County.