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1948 Map of Essex Center

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Essex Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Browns River and Alder Brook define the rural valley landscapes of Chittenden County during the mid-20th century. The settlement pattern is anchored by Essex Center and the village of Westford, connected by a network of roads that pass through family-named crossroads like Butlers Corners, Pages Corner, and Bowman Corners. Educational and religious foundations of these communities are visible in landmarks such as the Plain Sch, Brookside Sch, and St Anns Cem.

The western portion of the quadrangle is marked by the Central Vermont railroad line, which skirts the base of the uplands near Brigham Hill. The terrain alternates between wooded heights like Bald Hill and the basins of Colchester Pond and Westford Pond. Several quarries indicate the local extraction industries, while the purple revisions added in the 1980s show the gradual suburban expansion outward from Essex Junction toward the historic town centers.