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1893 Map of Brattleboro

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Brattleboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1909
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1909

About this map

The Connecticut River serves as the dominant eastern boundary of this Vermont and New Hampshire borderland, where the industrial and rail hub of Brattleboro serves as the focal point for regional activity. Surveyed in the late 19th century, the landscape is defined by the steep elevation changes of Black Mountain and Wantastiquet Mountain, with a granite Quarry situated near the banks of the West River.

Transport networks are remarkably dense for the era, featuring the Brattleboro and Whitehall Railroad snaking along the river valleys and multiple depots including Williamsville Station and Vernon Station. Smaller rural settlements like Hinesburg, Guilford Center, and Williamsville are interconnected by a web of mountain roads, while water bodies such as South Pond and North Pond punctuate the high ground between the river basins. This map preserves the location of many vanished or renamed local landmarks like Ginseng Hill and Wickopee Hill.