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1972 Map of Squibnocket

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Squibnocket
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The dramatic southwestern tip of Marthas Vineyard is defined by the high, layered silts of Gay Head Cliffs and the maritime outposts of Gay Head and Chilmark. By the early 1970s, this landscape maintained a quiet, rural character with isolated schoolhouses like the Gay Head Sch and Menemsha Sch serving small coastal settlements. Inland, the topography rises toward Prospect Hill and Peaked Hill, while the coast is a sequence of salt ponds and barrier beaches, notably Squibnocket Pond and Menemsha Pond.

Cultural history is anchored by the Indian Burying Ground and the Gay Head Lighthouse, which has guided ships through Vineyard Sound for generations. To the south, the isolated island of Nomans Land is noted as a Military Reservation, used as a naval bombing range during this era. Traceable roads such as Moshup Trail and Tea Lane connect the fishing docks at Dutcher Dock to the family farms and cemeteries that define the island's interior.