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1959 Map of Hanover

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Hanover
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Connecticut River serves as the central artery for this survey, dividing the Vermont communities of Norwich and Hartford from the New Hampshire hubs of Hanover and Lebanon. The landscape is dominated by the sprawling campus of Dartmouth College, featuring landmarks like Bartlett Tower and the Observatory, while the Appalachian Trail winds through the eastern heights over Velvet Rocks. In the south, White River Junction emerges as a critical transportation nexus where the Central Vermont Railway and Boston and Maine Railroad converge near the mouth of the White River.

Infrastructure shifts are evident through purple revisions showing the development of Interstate 91 and Interstate 89, which began to reshape local transit patterns in the mid-20th century. For genealogists, the map identifies numerous local burying grounds including Hillside Cem and Christian Street Cem, alongside established institutions such as the Hartford Memorial Sch and the Lebanon Municipal Airport.