1954 Map of Brattleboro

About this map

Brattleboro serves as the focal point for this mid-century survey of the southeastern corner of Vermont, situated at the confluence of Whetstone Brook and the Connecticut River. The landscape is a dense network of valley settlements and upland family-named hills, where educational institutions like Marlboro College and the unique The Experiment Sch at Putney indicate a specialized local culture. The river corridor is defined by competing transportation lines, with the Boston and Maine RR and the Central Vermont Ry hugging the Vermont and New Hampshire banks. Genealogists will find a wealth of burial grounds, from the Newfane Hill Cem in the northwest to the Old North Burying Ground near the Dummerston line. Small rural schoolhouses, such as the Higley Sch and Weatherhead Hollow Sch, remain plotted across the townships of Guilford and Halifax, documenting the persistent 1950s rural community structure before the consolidation of many local districts.