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1951 Map of Siasconset

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Siasconset
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Nantucket Island's eastern shores and interior commons are captured here during the early 1950s, a period before significant modern expansion. The settlement at Siasconset remains the primary hub, showing the traditional grid of Codfish Park along the beach and the larger estates bordering the Sankaty Golf Course. A trace of the island's industrial past is visible in the abandoned railroad grade that once linked the town to the western end of the island.

The landscape is a mosaic of maritime terrain, from the narrow spit of Coatue and Beach Point to the interior Cranberry Bog near Gibbs Pond. Along the coastline, the Coast Guard Loran Station and the prominent lighthouse at Sankaty Head serve as vital navigational markers. The map also documents the mid-century layout of Nantucket Memorial Airport and the small coastal villages of Wauwinet and Quidnet, illustrating how the island's population was concentrated around its harbors and ponds.