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1943 Map of Slocum

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Slocum
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The town of Exeter and the surrounding rural interior of Rhode Island are documented in this 1942 survey, revealing a landscape defined by small mill ponds and scattered hill-country hamlets. The Queen River and Chickasheen Brook drain a terrain of numerous swamps and reservoirs, which supported local industries like those found at Yorker Mill Pond. The mapping captures essential community anchors for genealogists, including Hitty Corner Sch, Hall Sch, and Liberty Ch.

Social and institutional landmarks of the early 1940s are prominent, ranging from the State Hospital and Camp Fire Girls Camp to the State Fish Hatchery. The eastern corridor is dominated by the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, which passes through Slocum, providing a vital transit link between the inland farms and the coast. From the high ground of Hopkins Hill to the boulder-strewn Wolf Rocks, the map preserves the mid-century character of Washington County before modern development.