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1944 Map of East Middlebury

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of East Middlebury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Lake Dunmore sits at the heart of this landscape, where the transition from the valley floor to the rising peaks of the Green Mountain range creates a distinct topographic boundary. The settlement at East Middlebury is positioned along the Middlebury River, a waterway that historically influenced the placement of early roads and industry in the area. Further east, the village of Ripton is surrounded by the vast terrain of the Green Mountain National Forest, showcasing a network of mountain streams like Middle Branch and South Branch that drain the high elevations around Mt Moosalamoo.

Evidence of early local infrastructure is visible through the placement of the Plain Sch and Lake Dunmore Sch, as well as several established burial grounds including Prospect Cem and Cooks Cem. The rugged eastern portion of the sheet features high-altitude water bodies like Silver Lake and the engineered Goshen Dam, while the evocative name of Satans Kingdom appears near the southern edge of the lake, suggesting the challenging nature of the local terrain for early settlers.