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1944 Map of Tuckernuck Island

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Tuckernuck Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Tuckernuck Island and Muskeget Island sit isolated between the Nantucket Sound and the Atlantic Ocean in this mid-century survey. The map details the fragile, ever-shifting coastal geography of the western reaches of Nantucket, capturing the thin peninsula of Nantucket Island as it extends toward Smith Point. Interior features on Tuckernuck include North Pond and East Pond, while a solitary Tower stands on the western end of Muskeget, likely serving as a maritime navigational aid or observation post during the war years.

The coastal dynamics of the era are visible in the proximity of Tuckernuck Bank and the Dry Shoal near Eel Point. On the main island, Smith Point Road provides a rare inland reference through the dunes above Broad Creek and Maddeket Harbor. This document preserves the shoreline configuration of these low-lying islands before decades of North Atlantic storms further reshaped the shoals and beaches.