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1962 Map of Lake Champlain

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Lake Champlain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Lake Champlain serves as the central spine of this regional survey, dividing the high peaks of the Adirondack Park in New York from the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont. The landscape is defined by its industrial and military footprint during the early 1960s and 1970s, featuring the Plattsburgh AFB and the Lyon Mountain Mine. The map captures a complex transportation network where the Delaware & Hudson RR skirts the western lake shore while the Central Vermont RR and Canadian Pacific Ry facilitate transit through the mountain corridors.

Prominent summits like Whiteface Mtn and Mt Mansfield overlook established centers such as Burlington, Montpelier, and St Johnsbury. The survey documents the international border with Canada, showing how the Missisquoi River and Lamoille River drain the eastern uplands. For the local historian, it provides an essential view of the region's mid-century infrastructure before modern interstate expansions fully altered the rural character of the Champlain Valley.