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1943 Map of Sandwich

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

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad cuts across this coastal landscape, connecting the village of Sandwich to East Sandwich and West Barnstable. This wartime-era revision captures a maritime economy in transition, where the Cape Cod Canal meets the vast tidal reaches of the Great Marshes. Further inland, the map details a complex network of freshwater kettle ponds, including Lawrence Pond, Spectacle Pond, and Wakeby Pond, alongside scattered inland settlements like Farmersville and Newtown.

Cultural history is well-preserved through numerous family-named burial grounds such as Freeman Cem and Tobey Cem, and spiritual landmarks like the Old Quaker Meetinghouse. Industrial and conservation footprints are evident at the State Fish Hatchery and State Game Hatchery, while the Shawme State Forest dominates the western interior. High points such as Elephantback Hill and Telegraph Hill, the latter featuring a Fire Tower, provide vantage points over the evolving Cape Cod shoreline.