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1936 Map of Weymouth

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Weymouth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Industrial and maritime activity defines the South Shore in the mid-1930s, anchored by the massive Fore River Shipyard at the mouth of the Weymouth Fore River. This survey captures the complex geography of the Weymouth and Braintree area, where the New York New Haven and Hartford RR branches through established town centers like East Weymouth and South Braintree.

Extensive quarrying operations, including the Plymouth Quarries and Miller Quarry, mark the landscape between Hingham Center and South Weymouth. For local historians and genealogists, the map preserves the locations of vital community institutions such as the Weymouth Town Infirmary and numerous burial grounds like Old North Cem and Beal Cem. From the coastal marshes of the United States Naval Reservation to the heights of the Turkey Hill Fire Lookout Tower, the sheet provides a meticulous view of the region's transition from harbor-focused industry to inland granite works and suburban development.