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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 anchor this coastal survey, which depicts the precarious landforms west of Nantucket during the mid-1940s. The landscape is defined by the shifting interface of Nantucket Sound and the Atlantic Ocean, where shoals and narrow waterways dictate the geography. On Tuckernuck Island, interior features like North Pond and East Pond contrast with the exposed coastal stretches.

The western reach of Nantucket Island is represented by the thin finger of Smith Point, where the Smith Point Road terminates. The inclusion of Maddeket Harbor and the Narrow Cr passage highlights the navigational challenges of Tuckernuck Bank, a region of significant interest for those studying the geomorphology and maritime history of the Massachusetts islands before modern erosion further altered these shorelines.