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1919 Map of Alton

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Alton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1919
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1919

About this map

Alton Bay marks the southeastern reach of Lake Winnipesaukee in this 1917 survey, serving as a vital rail terminus for the Boston and Maine RR. The landscape is a network of small, interconnected villages and crossroads like Stockbridge Corners, Dexter Corner, and Leighton Corners that characterize early 20th-century Strafford County. Local life was anchored by scattered educational institutions such as the Pearl School, Tasker School, and Ware Road School.

The industrial and transit geography is defined by the Cocheco River corridor through Farmington and the dramatic topography of New Durham Ridge and Birch Ridge. Significant water bodies like Merrymeeting Lake and Bow Lake are flanked by family-named landmarks including Lockes Corner and Hills Corner, reflecting a deeply settled agrarian and timber-rich region before modern development altered the rural road patterns.