1940 Map of Scituate

About this map

Scituate Harbor and its surrounding coastal villages appear here in the mid-1930s, showing a transition from maritime reliance to a seasonal seaside economy. The landscape is defined by the prominent sequence of headlands known as First Cliff, Second Cliff, Third Cliff, and Fourth Cliff, which protected established settlements like Sand Hills and Peggotty Beach. A notable infrastructure change is recorded inland, where the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad is marked as abandoned, signaling a shift in how residents and visitors reached coastal points like Shore Acres and Humarock Beach. To the south, the complex estuary system formed by the North River and South River reveals the intricate tidal geography of Marshfield Hills, with numerous low-lying islands such as Trouant Island and Tilden Island scattered within the salt marshes.