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1919 Map of Gilmanton

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Gilmanton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1919
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1919

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Shaker Village and numerous agrarian hamlets anchor this landscape at the conclusion of the First World War, revealing a region defined by its reliance on small-scale water power and timber. The industrial character of the era is evident at Gilmanton Ironworks and the Carding Mill on the western edge of the quadrangle. Transportation is dominated by the Suncook Valley RR, which follows the path of the Suncook River through Pittsfield and into Chichester Sta.

Social and spiritual life is recorded through an exceptionally dense network of one-room schoolhouses and rural meetinghouses, such as the Smith Meetinghouse and the Friends Meetinghouse near Epsom. The terrain is punctuated by significant heights like Peaked Hill and Rocky Mountain, while the lowlands are saturated with named bodies of water including Crystal Lake and the Suncook Ponds, which supported the local agricultural and early recreational economy.