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1914 Map of Bethel

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Bethel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

The Androscoggin River valley serves as the central artery of this early 20th-century landscape, where the Grand Trunk RR and the Trunk Line road parallel the water's edge through Bethel. This survey illustrates the transition from industrial river settlements like Hastings and West Bethel to the rural townships of Albany and Stoneham. Local community centers are well-documented through a network of district schoolhouses, including the Sunday River School, Mason School, and Flat School, alongside the Town House in Albany.

Highland terrain dominated by the White Mountain National Forest is punctuated by dozens of family-named peaks and ridges such as Barker Mtn, Ellingwood Mtn, and Peter Grover Hill. Significant water bodies like Songo Pond and Virginia Lake are clustered in the southern half of the quadrangle, where the Crooked River begins its course. Genealogists will find the Bethel Cemetery and distinct rural neighborhoods like Middle Intervale and French Hill clearly delineated among the complex topography of Oxford County.