1946 Map of Benson

About this map

The Hubbardton River and Poultney River drain this corner of Rutland County shortly after the war, where the agricultural landscape is dotted with small rural schools and local burial grounds. The village of Benson serves as a central hub, connected to the western shores of Lake Champlain at Benson Landing via the Sunset Lake Road. This 1946 survey illustrates a community still deeply tied to its geography, with family-named landmarks like Wilcox Hill and Forbes Hill rising above the marshy lowlands of Cranberry Swamp and Walker Swamp. Along the southern boundary, the Poultney River powers industrial infrastructure at the Carver Falls Dam, while the Delaware And Hudson RR skirts the western edge near Putnam. Genealogists will find several distinct cemeteries preserved here, including Carter Street Cem and Hitchcock Cem, which mark the settlement patterns of West Haven and its surroundings.