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1956 Map of Dover West

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Dover West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Somersworth and Dover anchor this mid-century landscape of Strafford County, where industrial centers meet the rolling hills of the Mallego Plains. The University of New Hampshire campus in Durham is a prominent feature, surrounded by family-named landmarks and rural settlements like Madbury and East Barrington. The waterway network is dense, with the Cocheco River and Bellamy River carving through the terrain, while the Boston and Maine Railroad and the newly revised Spaulding Toll Road illustrate the region's evolving transportation infrastructure.

Local history is preserved through numerous small burial grounds such as the Demeritt Cem and Layne Cem, and schoolhouses including the Sawyer Sch and Dube Hill Sch. The presence of Gravel Pits and the Sewage Disposal plant near Oyster River point to the municipal and industrial development of the era. This document captures the transition from traditional mill towns to a more modern educational and residential corridor.