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1964 Map of Highgate Center

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Highgate Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Missisquoi Bay and the northern reaches of Lake Champlain define the western edge of this 1960s Vermont landscape, where the international boundary between Canada and the United States meets the Rock River. The settlement pattern centers on the Missisquoi River, which powers local industry via a powerplant near Highgate Falls and Highgate Center. The distribution of family and community burial grounds, such as Webster Cem and Stimet Cem, reflects long-standing rural neighborhoods along the drainage of Saxe Brook and Swanton.

Infrastructure in this era includes the St Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad crossing the river, alongside the presence of the County Airport and U.S. Customs at the border. The terrain is marked by numerous resource extraction sites, including the Sand and Gravel Pits near Swanton and a quarry north of Highgate Springs, illustrating the local industrial focus on glacial deposits across the Highgate area.