1918 Map of Dover

About this map

The tidal waters of Great Bay and the Piscataqua River dominate this coastal New Hampshire and Maine border region during the First World War era. The industrial and educational character of the landscape is evident, from the sprawling campus of the State College in Durham to the complex rail infrastructure of the Boston and Maine RR. The map captures a moment when local connectivity relied heavily on rural schoolhouses and railroad junctions, such as South Berwick Junction and the Greenland Village Station. Topography is defined by numerous family-named peaks like Garrison Hill and Pudding Hill, while the tidal flats of Little Bay and the winding course of the Cocheco River through Dover highlight the importance of the river systems to regional settlement. Research into early 20th-century agriculture and social services is supported by the presence of the County Farm and various numbered school districts spanning Eliot and Rollinsford.