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1908 Map of Hanover

Name: 1908 Topographic Map of Hanover
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

Dartmouth College anchors the northeastern corner of this Upper Valley landscape, where the Connecticut River serves as the dividing line between Vermont and New Hampshire. At the heart of the region, White River Junction emerges as a critical transportation hub, where the Central Vermont Railway and the Boston and Maine RR converge near the mouth of the White River. The map captures an era of established hill farms and small riverside industrial pockets, such as Deweys Mills near the dramatic Quechee Gulf.

Tracing the smaller waterways reveals a network of rural education and early commerce, with landmarks like Podunk School and the Bragg School serving remote upland settlements. Old thoroughfares like the Kings Highway and the Woodstock Turnpike cut across the high ridges of Griggs Mountain and Thistle Hill, connecting outlying communities like Hartland Four Corners and Pomfret. The survey detail preserves the location of numerous country schoolhouses and railroad stations before the mid-century shift toward modernized highway systems.