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1904 Map of Brandon

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Brandon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1904
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1904

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Otter Creek meanders through the central valley of this 1904 survey, defining the agricultural and industrial corridor between the Green Mountains and the western hills. The village of Brandon serves as a primary hub, showing a dense network of roads and the Rutland R.R. corridor that facilitated the region's marble and iron industries. To the north, the waters of Lake Dunmore are flanked by prominent peaks like Mt. Moosalamoo and Rattlesnake Point, while the presence of Hyde Manor near Sudbury points to the area's early 20th-century status as a destination for mineral spring tourism and summer retreats.

Industrial and transport patterns are evident at Leicester Junction, where the Addison Branch splits from the main rail line to serve the western towns. Eastward, the landscape shifts abruptly into high terrain, where Middlebury River and Sucker Brook descend from the heights near East Middlebury and Goshen. This transition from the marshy lowlands of Cedar Swamp to the upland ponds like Silver Lake and Burnell Pond illustrates the diverse topography that shaped Vermont’s early settlement and resource extraction.