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1929 Map of Averill

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Averill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Averill Lake and Little Averill Lake dominate the northwestern highlands of this terrain, where the Green Mountains meet the international border. The landscape is defined by an intensive early 20th-century logging infrastructure, evidenced by a dense network of numbered camps like Camp No 20 and Camp No 16 alongside numerous timber-related water controls such as Buzzell Dam and Peanut Dam. Along the eastern edge, the Connecticut River valley hosts the region's primary settlements, including Beecher Falls and Canaan.

Educational and social foundations of these rural communities are clearly marked, from the St Joseph Sch to the County Farm near the river. The Maine Central RR provides the vital industrial artery through the valley, connecting the remote timber tracts and high peaks like Monadnock Mountain to the wider commerce of New England. These records of isolated schools like Blodgett Sch and remote cemeteries like the Alice Hunt Cemetery offer researchers a look at the settled life within a largely industrial forest.