1978 Map of Barre West

About this map

Berlin and Barre define the central corridor of this 1970s Vermont landscape, where the Central Vermont railroad line and the Winooski River trace the valley floor. The map documents a period of infrastructure expansion, highlighted by the prominence of the Edward F Knapp State Airport and the complex road network connecting Berlin Corners to the industrial and residential centers. The presence of numerous family-named burial grounds, including Wright Cem, Loomis Cem, and Berlin Cem, provides significant value for genealogists tracing local lineage in Washington County. Significant water features like Berlin Pond and the Bolster Reservoir dominate the western and southern reaches, while the transition from the city core to the rising elevations of West Hill and Goldsbury Hill reveals the region's traditional settlement patterns and land use.