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1950 Map of Exeter

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Exeter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Exeter serves as the focal point of this coastal New Hampshire interior, where the Squamscott River transitions into the Exeter River. The town's academic and civic core is anchored by Phillips Exeter Academy, while the surrounding landscape is defined by a dense network of family-named corners and hills. The tidal influence and riverine geography are evident at Powderhouse Point and Powells Point, sites that reflect the region's early maritime and industrial connections.

Rural life in the mid-century is captured through scattered schoolhouses like The Rains Sch and Brick School Corner, and early industry at Coffins Mill. The Boston and Maine railroad cuts through the terrain, linking the village centers of Kensington, East Kingston, and South Hampton. To the south, the terrain softens into the Hog Hill Swamp and the Indian Ground Hill area, illustrating the complex drainage patterns that shaped local land use and boundary lines between Rockingham and Essex counties.