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1947 Map of Providence

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Providence
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The industrial and maritime hubs of Providence, Fall River, and New Bedford anchor this 1947 regional view, which captures the Southern New England coast during a period of significant military and infrastructure transition. The rail networks of the New York New Haven and Hartford and the Boston and Albany lines are shown in high detail, illustrating the connective tissue between major textile cities and the Atlantic ports.

Strategic military installations, including the Newport Naval Base, Quonset Point Air Station, and Camp Edwards, reflect the era's post-war defensive posture. On Cape Cod, the Mid Cape Highway begins to reshape the landscape alongside the Cape Cod Canal, while offshore, the islands of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Island, and Block Island maintain their historic coastal isolation prior to the mid-century tourism boom.