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1951 Map of Tisbury Great Pond

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Tisbury Great Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Tisbury Great Pond and the complex salt ponds of Martha’s Vineyard's southern shore dominate this 1951 revision. The landscape reflects a deeply rhythmic coastal geography where the boundaries of Chilmark, West Tisbury, and Edgartown meet. The interior is marked by a network of historic thoroughfares such as South Road and Quenames Road, connecting small clusters of dwellings like Tississa and the crossroads at Nabs Corner.

Saltwater fingers including Tiah Cove, Deep Bottom Cove, and Middle Point Cove reach inland, demonstrating the importance of the pond's shoreline to the area's development. To the east, the map details the distinct basins of Oyster Pond and Paqua Pond, separated from the Atlantic Ocean by narrow barrier beaches. This survey documents the island's coastal topology before modern development significantly altered these rural outposts.