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1958 Map of Keene

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Keene
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The industrial and transportation hub of Keene serves as the focal point of this southwestern New Hampshire landscape, where the Boston and Maine Railroad and Maine Central Railroad intersect. The terrain is defined by the valley of the Ashuelot River, which supported early manufacturing sites such as the Swanzey Factory. To the west, the landscape rises into the ridges of Pisgah Mountain and Mt Pisgah, sheltering a network of upland water bodies including Pisgah Reservoir, Kilburn Pond, and Fullam Pond.

Local history is preserved in the placement of numerous rural institutions, from the Mt Caesar Sch in Swanzey Station to the Meetinghouse Hill and Evergreen Cem in Winchester. The map captures a mid-century balance between the established village centers of Westmoreland, Chesterfield, and Hinsdale and the developing infrastructure of the era, notably the Dillant Hopkins Airport and the emerging recreational camps like Camp Notre Dame on the shores of Spofford Lake.