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1972 Map of Siasconset

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Siasconset
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The eastern reaches of Nantucket Sound meet the open Atlantic Ocean in this 1970s record of eastern Nantucket. The settlement of Siasconset anchors the southeastern coast, characterized by its distinctive radial road pattern and proximity to Sankaty Head, where the Lighthouse stands atop the bluff. The interior landscape is dominated by the Saul's Hills, a series of elevations including Altar Rock and Folger Hill, which overlook a network of bogs and glacial ponds such as Gibbs Pond.

Evidence of the island's evolving infrastructure is found in the Old Railroad Grade and the expansion of the Nantucket Memorial Airport in the southwest. To the north, the narrow finger of Coatue Point protects Nantucket Harbor, reaching toward the remote outpost at Wauwinet. This survey captures a balance between the island's conservation areas, like Nantucket State Forest, and its established maritime hamlets at Quidnet and Polpis.