1931 Map of Littleton

About this map

The Connecticut River forms the state boundary on this survey, highlighting the corridor of the Boston and Maine railroad as it parallels the Ammonoosuc River through the village of Littleton. This 1929 topographic study was compiled in part from aerial photographs by the Army Air Corps, a notable early use of the technology to map the complex terrain of Grafton County. The landscape is dotted with local landmarks of genealogical value, including family-named heights like Eustis Hill and Walker Mtn, alongside several rural schoolhouses such as North Monroe Sch and North Lisbon Sch. The map also captures the early automotive era with the Dartmouth College Road State Highway winding past Partridge Lake and Ogontz Lake. A significant portion of the sheet remains marked as a Preliminary Edition Unsurveyed Area, reflecting the transitional state of federal mapping in the New England uplands between the world wars.