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1950 Map of Exeter

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Exeter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Exeter serves as the focal point of this 1950s survey, showing the established town center and the Phillips Exeter Academy campus just as postwar development began to reach into the surrounding Rockingham County countryside. The Boston and Maine Railroad and the winding Squamscott River define the local transport and industrial corridor, supporting legacy sites like the Brickyard and Powderhouse Point.

Beyond the town, the landscape transitions into a network of family-named corners and rural school districts. Small-scale industry is still evident at Weares Mill and Collins Mill, while the high ground is dominated by prominent ridges like Moulton Ridge and several named hills. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of numerous local burial grounds, including Colcord Cem and The Rains Cem, alongside local landmarks like the Brick School and Meetinghouse Hill.