1995 Map of Hopkinton

About this map

The Contoocook River snakes through this central New Hampshire landscape, defining the character of Hopkinton and the village of Contoocook. By the late 20th century, the landscape reflected a complex layer of water management and recreation centered on the Hopkinton-Everett Reservoir and the Hopkinton Dam. These engineering works transformed the drainage of Elm Brook and Stumpfield Marsh, creating recreation areas that sit alongside older traces of settlement. Genealogists will find several family and local burial grounds, including Putney Cem and Blackwater Cem, while the industrial history of the valley is marked by the path of the Contoocook Valley Railroad and the Boston and Maine Railroad. From the heights of Gould Hill and Putney Hill down to the banks of the Blackwater River, the map preserves the transition from traditional mill-town geography to a modern era of forest conservation in the Mast Yard State Forest.