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1940 Map of Sandwich

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Sandwich
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

The Cape Cod Canal enters the bay at Sandwich, a coastal landscape defined by its intricate network of tidal creeks and moraine-formed ponds. This survey, conducted shortly before the mid-century, details the rural character of settlements like East Sandwich and West Barnstable before post-war suburbanization. The interior is a maze of glacial features including Telegraph Hill and Discovery Hill, interspersed with many freshwater bodies such as Peters Pond and Mystic Lake.

Evidence of early religious and community life is found at the Old Quaker Meetinghouse and several family burial grounds, including the Tobey Cem and Percival Cem. Transport is dominated by the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad line skirting the Great Marshes. Near the center of the sheet, the State Fish Hatchery and State Game Hatchery point to the area's long-standing focus on conservation and natural resources.