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1939 Map of Sandwich

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Sandwich
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

Sandwich and the surrounding Barnstable County landscape are defined by a complex coastal network of salt marshes and freshwater kettle ponds just before the Second World War. The shoreline is punctuated by Sandwich Harbor and the Cape Cod Canal, with the Scorton Great Marshes stretching east toward West Barnstable. Inland, the terrain rises toward heights like Telegraph Hill Fire Tower and Discovery Hill, overlooking a series of large water bodies including Peters Pond, Wakeby Pond, and Lawrence Pond.

Transport and community infrastructure are concentrated along the northern coast and southern villages like Forestdale and Newtown. The New York New Haven and Hartford RR parallels the coast, serving the established settlement at East Sandwich. Local history is preserved in sites such as the Old Quaker Meetinghouse and several family burial grounds, including Freeman Cem and Tobey Cem, while the Cape Cod Airport reflects the era's expanding aviation footprint.