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1935 Map of Brattleboro

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Brattleboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Brattleboro serves as the focal point of this mid-1930s landscape, situated where the Whetstone Brook meets the Connecticut River. The region's industrial and transport foundations are visible through the path of the Boston and Maine Railroad, which parallels the river, and the Quarry located near Black Mountain. These features indicate a local economy tied closely to stone extraction and rail commerce during the pre-war era.

Smaller hamlets like West Dummerston, Williamsville, and Guilford Center are scattered throughout the hills, connected by a network of rural roads. To the west, the topography rises sharply toward Governors Mountain and Central Mountain, while family-named landmarks such as Ames Hill and Sargent Hill provide valuable geographic markers for genealogists tracing local heritage. The presence of several rural schoolhouses, such as Monument Sch, highlights the community structure of Windham County at this time.