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1929 Map of Hillsboro

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Hillsboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

The Birthplace of Franklin Pierce stands as a focal point in this southern New Hampshire landscape, situated between Hillsboro Lower Village and the primary settlement of Hillsboro. Surveyed in the late 1920s, the map reveals a region defined by its river valleys and concentrated villages. The Contoocook River provides the industrial backbone for the area, powering the mills of Henniker and West Henniker while the Boston and Manchester railroad line follows the water's edge through the hilly terrain.

Rural life is meticulously documented through numerous small schools such as Merrill Sch and Quaker Sch, and the presence of clustered hamlets like Slab City and Clinton Grove. To the north, Lake Massasecum and several smaller ponds like Dudley Pd and Pleasant Pd suggest a landscape transitioning toward recreation, even as the Pierce Highway begins to improve connectivity across the Hillsboro County and Merrimack County line.