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1930 Map of Cardigan

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Cardigan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Mt Cardigan dominates the landscape of this New Hampshire region, surrounded by the dedicated Cardigan State Forest. The map documents a rugged interior of the late 1920s, where small settlements like Groton, Alexandria, and Hebron are connected by a network of local roads and the Boston and Maine railroad. Industrial and educational history is prominent, from the Alexandria Mica Mine to numerous rural schoolhouses such as Riverside Sch and North Road Sch.

The eastern edge is defined by the shoreline of Newfound Lake, featuring Whittemore Point and Nuttings Beach. The terrain is characterized by a dense concentration of named peaks and ridges, including Oregon Mtn and Bear Mtn, which forced early development into narrow valleys along the Cockermouth River and Fowler River. Genealogists will find interest in the dispersed hamlets like Bucks Corner and Robinson Corner, reflecting a highly localized social structure common before mid-century infrastructure changes.