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1961 Map of Killington Peak

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Killington Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The high ridges of the Coolidge Range dominate this mid-century look at the Green Mountains, where the legendary Long Appalachian Trail snakes across summits like Killington Peak and Shrewsbury Peak. The map captures a landscape defined by the intersection of mountain recreation and small-town Vermont life, with the Calvin Coolidge State Forest encompassing much of the terrain.

Lower elevations reveal the social fabric of the era, particularly around North Shrewsbury, which maintains its local identity through the North Shrewsbury Sch and North Shrewsbury Cem. Along the eastern edge, the Ottauquechee River valley serves as a corridor for settlement at West Bridgewater, while the massive Woodward Reservoir stands as a prominent hydrologic feature. The transition from industrial mountain use to leisure is visible in labels such as the Radio Facility Lookout Tower atop the peaks and the Mission Chapel near the river.