1982 Map of Bethlehem

About this map

The Ammonoosuc River carves a central path through this early 1980s landscape, serving as a corridor for the Boston and Maine Railroad and connecting several small northern New Hampshire settlements. The village of Bethlehem is framed by significant public lands, including Strawberry Hill State Forest and the peaks of Mt Agassiz and Cleveland Mtn. To the north, Whitefield sits near the Johns River and Burns Pond, where the terrain transitions into the Forest Lake State Park and the slopes of Dalton Mountain. This survey records a period when rail infrastructure remained vital to the regional economy, as evidenced by Quebec Junction and Waumbek Junction. Local history is preserved in scattered burial grounds like Maple Street Cem and the Harris-Howland Cem, while the eastern portion of the map is dominated by the wilderness of the White Mountain National Forest.