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1893 Map of Brattleboro

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Brattleboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1916
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1916

About this map

The Connecticut River serves as the dominant eastern artery of this landscape, forming the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire. This late 19th-century survey highlights a region defined by river-valley industry and upland farming, where the Central Vermont Railroad and the New London Northern Railroad parallel the water, connecting hubs like Brattleboro and Vernon. The topography is marked by significant heights such as Black Mountain, which sits adjacent to a quarry operation near West Dummerston.

Smaller interior settlements like Williamsville, South Newfane, and Guilford Center are scattered along the drainage basins of Whetstone Brook and Green River. For the researcher, the map preserves the exact positioning of late-Victorian infrastructure, including remote stations like Dummerston Station and specific family-named landmarks such as Ames Hill and Wickopee Hill, reflecting a period when rail transport and small-scale milling dictated the local economy.