1885 Map of Sakonnet

About this map

Sakonnet Point and the jagged southern coastline of Little Compton dominate this coastal survey, which reflects the maritime landscape of the late nineteenth century. The map illustrates a series of distinctive coastal landmarks and family-named features like Woods Castle and Warren Point before the significant coastal developments of the later twentieth century. Along the eastern shore of the Sakonnet River, the land is punctuated by coastal ponds including Round Pond and Long Pond, while the rugged reach of Sachuest Neck in Middletown defines the western edge of the passage. The 1917 revision adds necessary detail to the shoreline and the Massachusetts Rhode Island Boundary Line, capturing the exact topography of Quicksand Point and the outlying Island Rocks as they were known to local mariners and residents during this era.