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1949 Map of Tiverton

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Tiverton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

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The Sakonnet River dominates this coastal landscape, separating the mainland of Tiverton and Little Compton from the eastern shore of Rhode Island and the northern tip of Middletown. At the close of the 1940s, the region remains largely rural, defined by a network of local thoroughfares like Main Road and Long Highway connecting historic inland crossroads. In Little Compton Commons, a concentrated cluster of structures marks the civic center, while smaller hamlets like Tiverton Four Corners and Adamsville serve as vital community hubs near the Massachusetts border.

The presence of numerous coastal features, such as Nannaquaket Pond and Nonquit Pond, reveals a land shaped by tidal inlets and salt marshes. Genealogists and local historians can trace parish life through landmarks like Old Stone Ch and Amicable Ch, or locate local family-named points of interest such as Wilcox Hill and Richmond Hill. The transition from saltwater estuaries to interior wetlands is illustrated by the Great Swamp and the brooks feeding into Sawdy Pond at the state line.