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1901 Map of Cambridge

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Cambridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1927
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1927

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The winding course of the Batten Kill anchors this late nineteenth-century survey of Washington County, flowing through established hamlets like Battenville, Center Falls, and Shushan. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition between the agricultural valley floor and the prominent heights of Hebron Mt. and Two Tops. To the north, Cossayuna Lake serves as a major geographical landmark, while the southern reaches center on the junction at Cambridge.

Industrial and transport infrastructure is well-established, with the Rutland RR and Greenwich and Johnsonville RR connecting these milling and farming communities. Smaller, family-named locales such as Spraguetown, Anaquassacook, and Ash Grove illustrate the dense settlement pattern of the era. The presence of the Delaware and Hudson Canal and numerous brooks like White Creek and Trout Brook highlight the importance of water power and transport in shaping the development of towns like Salem and Greenwich.