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1933 Map of Guildhall

Name: 1933 Topographic Map of Guildhall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1933
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1933

About this map

The Connecticut River winds through this 1933 survey, serving as the boundary between the towns of Guildhall and Maidstone in Vermont and Stratford and Northumberland in New Hampshire. The landscape is a network of timbered heights and river-bottom settlements, defined by the heavy rail presence of the Maine Central, Grand Trunk, and Canadian National lines. These railroads converge at points like Coos Junction and Groveton, where the Upper Ammonoosuc River joins the Connecticut.

Inland from the river, the terrain rises sharply toward Maidstone Lake and the fire tower atop Stone Mtn. Small rural schoolhouses, including Stratford Center Sch and Chessman Sch, are scattered along the backroads, while Browns Mill on Paul Stream points to the local industrial activity of the era. The map records a moment when small hamlets like Beatties, Masons, and Mapleton remained distinct rail stops and community hubs within the northern forest.