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1935 Map of Littleton

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Littleton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The Connecticut River serves as the winding boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire in the mid-1930s, anchoring a landscape defined by its river-and-rail economy. The presence of the Frank D. Comerford Hydro-electric Plant near Monroe highlights the industrial shift toward electrification along the river's edge. This era is characterized by an extensive network of rural education, evidenced by numerous local schoolhouses such as Sugar Hill Sch and North Littleton Sch that once served these upland farming and timber communities.

Major transportation arteries converge here, with the Maine Central Railroad, Canadian Pacific Railway, and Boston and Maine Railroad connecting hubs like Littleton and Concord. Local industry and land use are further marked by features such as a Mining Shaft near Albee Hill, while recreation and natural drainage appear in the form of Shadow Lake and Partridge Lake. This map captures the region's transition from 19th-century subsistence and mining toward a more modern, interconnected infrastructure.