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2015 Map of Slocum

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Slocum
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Slocum and the surrounding township of Exeter are defined by a complex network of glacial ponds, brooks, and family-named homestead lots. This 2015 survey reveals an landscape where the historic pastoral character is preserved through numerous protected spaces and historical sites, such as the Rhode Island State Veteran Cem and the Metcalf Wildlife Marsh. The map provides an exceptionally detailed look at local genealogy through the labeling of individual burial grounds and family plots, including the Champlin-Greene Burial Ground, Old Baptist Church Yard, and the uniquely named Preacher Smart Burial Yard.

Water management and early industry are visible at the Yorker Mill Pond and Glen Rock Reservoir, while the presence of the Amtrak line through Slocum highlights the area's continued role as a transportation corridor. Small settlements like Fisherville and Liberty remain hubs in a terrain shaped by Hopkins Hill and Casey Hill, where older land divisions like the Dawley-Straight Lot and Whitman-Thurston Lot are still noted in the modern record.