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1981 Map of Barre East

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Barre East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The industrial soul of central Vermont is on full display here, dominated by the extensive Barre Granite Quarries and the surrounding worker settlements. The landscape transitions from the urban edge of Barre into a rugged upland of extraction, where Websterville, Graniteville, and Upper Graniteville cluster around deep pits and massive quarries on Millstone Hill. This concentration of industry shaped the region's social fabric, evident in the numerous community landmarks like St Sylvester and Spaulding High Sch.

Beyond the granite belt, the terrain rises toward The Pinnacle and the L R Jones State Forest. Significant water management features, including the Thurman W Dix Reservoir and the East Barre Dam on the Jail Branch, illustrate the engineering required to support both the industry and the growing populations of Orange and East Barre. The map also captures numerous smaller locales like Foxville and Ketchum, alongside hilltop cemeteries such as Hope Cem and Orange Center Cem.