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1919 Map of Alton

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Alton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

Alton Bay marks the southeastern reach of Lake Winnipesaukee, where the Boston and Maine RR met the shoreline at the peak of the region's resort era. This 1917 survey, published as the automobile began to reshape New Hampshire, reveals a landscape of high ridges and narrow valleys defined by the Blue Hills Range and Birch Ridge. The network of early thoroughfares like Ten Rod Road and Wolfeboro Road connects long-established hill settlements such as New Durham and Farmington.

Genealogical value is found in the high density of family-named landmarks and rural institutions, including the Ware Road School, Middleton Ridge School, and numerous named corners like Meaderboro Corner and Stockbridge Corners. The map also captures the industrial footprint of the era through features like The Dump Reservoir and the extensive trackage of the Lakeport Branch, providing a spatial record of the timber and transport economy before modern development.