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1958 Map of Wellfleet

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Wellfleet
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Wellfleet Harbor and the outer curve of the Cape Cod peninsula define this late 1950s survey. The landscape is a mosaic of kettle ponds and coastal features, including the complex water system of Gull Pond, Great Pond, and Long Pond. Evidence of mid-century development and military presence is clear, specifically the sprawling U S Military Reservation Camp Wellfleet occupying the eastern shore. Near South Wellfleet, local culture of the era is represented by the Drive-in Theater and the seasonal Camp Mar-Vel.

Transportation corridors like the Mid-Cape Highway and the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad route navigate the narrow land between the ocean and the bay. In the northern reaches, the town of Truro sits near the Pamet River, while the lower marshlands around Loagy Bay and Lieutenant Island show the intricate tidal flats. For genealogists, the map preserves locations for French Cem and South Wellfleet Cem.