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1946 Map of East Middlebury

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of East Middlebury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

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Green Mountain National Forest dominates this mid-century landscape, where the steep ascent from the lowlands of Salisbury and East Middlebury gives way to high ridges and deep mountain brooks. The transition from the settled valley floor to the wilderness is marked by family-named landmarks like Bryant Mtn and Pine Hill. To the west, Lake Dunmore serves as a focal point, its eastern shore shadowed by the high cliffs of Mt Moosalamoo and the distinctive Rattlesnake Point.

Small settlements such as Ripton and the curiously named Satans Kingdom are connected by narrow roads following watercourses like the Middlebury River. Local history is preserved in several small burial grounds, including Cooks Cem and Galvin Cem, while rural life is anchored by the Plain Sch and Lake Dunmore Sch. The map illustrates a rural Vermont era where agriculture and forest management coexisted with burgeoning recreation at the lakeshore.