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1972 Map of Siasconset

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Siasconset
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The eastern reaches of Nantucket Island are defined by a network of historic villages and coastal landmarks, from the narrow spit of Coatue Point to the prominent bluff at Sankaty Head. The 1970s landscape shows the transition from a maritime and agricultural economy to a residential and recreational one, evidenced by the presence of the Siasconset Golf Club and the Nantucket Memorial Airport. Local history is preserved in the trace of the Nantucket Railroad Grade, which once connected the town to the seaside village of Siasconset.

Natural and cultivated features are prominent throughout the interior, including the large Cranberry Bog near Gibbs Pond and the rolling terrain of the Sauls Hills. Historic settlements like Wauwinet, Quidnet, and Polpis dot the shorelines of Nantucket Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean, while the U.S. Military Reservation and the Univ of Mass Research Center indicate the island's diverse mid-century land use.