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1953 Map of Island Pond

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Island Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Island Pond serves as the central hub for the Upper Kingdom's interior in the mid-1950s, where the Canadian Pacific railroad tracks trace a corridor through the glacial terrain. The map details a landscape defined by its unorganized townships and unique land grants, such as Warrens Gore and Avery s Gore, which highlight the region's distinct history of land division. Settlement is clustered at crossroads and near water, seen in villages like East Charleston and Norton Mills on the international border.

Industrial and conservation efforts of the era are evident through the State Fish Hatchery near Seymour Lake and various Gravel Pit operations. For the local historian, the map preserves the location of rural landmarks like Buck School and Cargill Cem, as well as the intricate drainage of the Nulhegan River and Coaticook River. These features reflect a time when the timber and rail economy was the primary driver of life in this corner of Vermont.