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1932 Map of Littleton

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Littleton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Connecticut River serves as the winding boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire in this early 1930s survey, anchoring a landscape defined by small mill towns and high-elevation quarries. Industry and transport are closely linked, with the Maine Central Railroad following the Moose River and Miles Pond through Concord, while the extraction of natural resources is evident at Kirby Mtn Quarries and Mining Hill.

Settlement patterns reveal a network of rural schoolhouses, including North Littleton Sch and Slate Ledge Sch, which served local families in the valleys between peaks like Mt Pisgah and Mt Misery. From the village of Littleton to the crossings at Lower Waterford, the map documents a transition era where traditional mountain farming and timber harvesting met the emerging recreational appeal of places like Shadow Lake and Ogontz Lake.