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1938 Map of Snipatuit Pond

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Snipatuit Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

Snipatuit Pond and its surrounding wetlands anchor this late 1930s survey of the Massachusetts South Shore interior. The landscape is defined by the intersection of early industry and established rural life, notably shown through the extensive cranberry cultivation at Atwood Bogs and Benson Pond Bogs. The New York New Haven and Hartford railroad cuts through the center of the sheet, serving settlements like Rock Station and South Middleboro.

Social and civic life is centered around local crossroads, with the Union Meeting House and Union Ch providing focal points for the community. Small hamlets like Pierceville and East Rochester are shown with their respective schoolhouses, Pierceville Sch and Stewart Sch. The intricate drainage of the Weweantic River and the expansive Forbes Swamp illustrate the complex water systems that supported the region's agricultural and industrial development.