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1922 Map of Franklin Pond

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Franklin Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

The St Johnsbury and Lake Champlain RR cuts across the center of this 1922 Vermont survey, defining the industrial and social hubs of the Missisquoi Valley. From the border hamlet of Morses Line at the United States Canada boundary down through the hills of Bakersfield, the map reveals a landscape densely packed with small-scale rural infrastructure. At Sheldon Junction, the rail network converges near the Missisquoi River, while Enosburg Falls serves as a primary population center to the east.

Local history is preserved in the incredible density of community landmarks, including the Gilberts Tannery and numerous neighborhood-specific institutions like the Pumpkin Village School and Rice Hill Church. The terrain is marked by a legacy of family names and small settlements such as Browns Corners and Shewville, illustrating the distributed nature of Vermont dairy and timber life in the early twentieth century. Notable water bodies like Franklin Pond and Fairfield Pond are situated among the peaks of Rice Hill and Duffy Hill.