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1943 Map of Sandwich

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Sandwich
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

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Cape Cod Bay defines the northern edge of this Barnstable County study, where the Cape Cod Canal enters the sea near Town Neck. The landscape transitions from the coastal Great Marshes and Springhill Beach to the interior's dense concentration of kettle ponds, including Lawrence Pond and Wakeby Pond. The historic rail presence of the New York New Haven and Hartford line connects the established settlements of Sandwich and East Sandwich, tracing the northern corridor just inland from the marshes.

Genealogical and local history details are particularly evident in the placement of the Old Quaker Meetinghouse and several family-named burial grounds like Tobey Cem and Percival Cem. Public infrastructure of the mid-1940s is well-documented, featuring the State Fish Hatchery, the Cape Cod Airport, and the expansive Shawme State Forest, alongside the northern boundary of the Military Reservation.