West Chop Development History

Title:: West Chop Development History
Description:: Despite lying adjacent to a bustling port, West Chop remained heavily forested until the early 1900s. The photograph (May 2, 1948) shows the first substantial deforestation by the peculiarly rectangular fairways of the Mink Meadows Golf Course, newer fairways (subsequently abandoned), the electrical right-of-way from Woods Hole (wide light-colored line), and buildings extending south from the West Chop Club along Vineyard Sound and the harbor. The sole road is Franklin Street although Old Lighthouse Road, and other ancient ways are visible.
Name on Item:: Brian R. Hall [Compiler]
Date:: May 26, 2016
Format:: Maps/Atlases
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:: Book illustrations
Location:: Harvard University
Harvard Forest Archives
Collection (local):: Harvard Forest Martha's Vineyard Collection
Subjects:: Coastal
Regional Studies
Places:: Dukes (county) > Martha's Vineyard (island) > West Chop
Permalink:: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/vh53xv13q
Terms of Use:: Copyright (c) Brian R. Hall
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