Topography Town of Truro

Topography Town of Truro

Item Information

Title:
Topography Town of Truro
Title (alt.):
Truro topography map
Creator:
Massachusetts. State Planning Board
Date:
April 1940
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Topographic maps
Location:
Massachusetts Archives
Collection (local):
Massachusetts. State Planning Board
Series:
Land study maps, 1936-1937
Subjects:
Roads
Cities and towns
Land use mapping
Soil mapping
United States. Works Progress Administration
United States. Work Projects Administration
Places:
Massachusetts > Barnstable (county) > Truro
Extent:
1 map : printed on mylar ; 23 x 30 in
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5425p199n
Terms of Use:
No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Scale:
1:20,000
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
WPA project number: 20677. Based on USGS maps.
Preferred Citation:
Land study maps, 1936-1943. (CD8 / Series 683X) Massachusetts Archives. Boston, MA. Accessed [insert date accessed in format DD MM YYYY]. [insert URL of resource].
Notes (historical):
The State Planning Board was established in 1935 to be responsible for a physical development master plan for the Commonwealth. In fulfilling this function it had these municipal maps prepared by the federal Works Progress (later Work Projects) Administration (WPA project no. 13684). Each municipality has maps for (1) topography (2) roads and bridges (3) land utilization (4) soil classification (5) roads and waterways.
Accession #:
CD8_683X_0155_00006
Identifier:
51-329A