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1927 Map of Hyde Park

Name: 1927 Topographic Map of Hyde Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1927
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1927

About this map

The Gihon River and the Lamoille River anchor this 1927 survey of north-central Vermont, a landscape defined by its small farming hamlets and a dense network of district schoolhouses. From Belvidere Junction in the north to the busy centers of Morrisville and Hyde Park, the map reveals a social geography that relied on localized infrastructure. One can trace dozens of rural schools, such as Pleasant Valley Sch and Mud City Sch, illustrating the density of settlement before the consolidation of the mid-20th century.

Industrial activity is noted at the Talc Mine on the eastern slopes of the Belvidere Mountains, while the river valleys show early 20th-century progress with the formation of Lake Lamoille near Cadys Falls. The rugged topography, punctuated by Elmore Mtn and White Face Mtn, hemmed in the communities of Eden and Johnson, leaving a record of mountain roads and family-named landmarks like The Knob and Davis Hill.