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1967 Map of Dorset

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Dorset
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Dorset Mountain dominates this mid-1960s topographical survey, where the peaks of the Taconic Range separate the drainage of the Mettawee River and Otter Creek. The landscape is a study in Vermont’s industrial and recreational evolution, featuring numerous quarries and a distinctive Incline RR on the eastern slopes of the mountain near Danby. These features reflect a history of marble extraction that shaped the local economy.

Settlement patterns are concentrated in the valleys, from the village of Dorset in the southwest to the small clusters at Danby Four Corners and Freedleyville. Genealogists will find value in the precise locations of rural burial grounds like Maple Grove Cem and Maple Hill Cem. The map also captures the early preservation of the landscape within the Green Mountain National Forest and the development of Emerald Lake State Park along the valley floor near North Dorset.