Old Maps of the Cape Cod Canal Canal Area Through Time This series of map excerpts of the Cape Cod
Canal area was compiled from other published maps. Feel free
to use these images at no charge.
The
Cape Cod Canal stands alone in being the widest sea-level canal
without locks. This feat of 20th Century engineering
was first proposed by Miles Standish in order to allow the
Plymouth settlers to sail directly south instead of hazarding
the outer banks of Cape Cod. The task was finally
accomplished July 29th, 1914, and then the two bridges were
constructed during the Great Depresson, and opened June 21st,
1935.