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1957 Map of Gilmanton

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Gilmanton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Shaker Village and the surrounding rural townships of Belknap and Merrimack counties are captured here in a landscape of small agricultural settlements and wooded hills. The map highlights the localized industrial history of Gilmanton Ironworks and the smaller hamlets of Allens Mills and Lower Gilmanton. The region’s spiritual and educational foundations are well-documented, from the Smith Meeting House and Loudon Center Ch to the scattered district schoolhouses like Loudon Ridge Sch and Whiteoak Sch.

Transport and terrain dictate the local economy, with the Suncook Valley RR serving the town of Pittsfield while numerous ponds, including Carding Mill Pond and Crystal Lake, punctuate the valleys between Cogswell Mountain and Peaked Hill. This survey provides a precise look at the 1950s road network, featuring routes such as Province Road and Bumfagon Road that connected family farms to the central villages of Loudon and Barnstead.