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1971 Map of Littleton

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Littleton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The Ammonoosuc River carves a path through this New Hampshire and Vermont borderlands region, serving as a focal point for the development of Littleton. The map documents a period of modern infrastructure expansion, notably the construction of Interchange 42 and Interchange 41, which redirected the flow of travel through Grafton County. To the northwest, the Connecticut River widens into the Moore Reservoir, creating a stark water boundary between states.

Local history is preserved through the numerous cemeteries and early roads that crisscross the terrain, including North Littleton Cem and the winding Broomstick Road. The landscape is dominated by significant elevations such as Walker Mountain and Parker Mtn, which influenced the placement of residential clusters and community institutions like St Rose Ch and Lakeway Sch. This 1971 survey, updated in the late 1980s, captures the town at a moment where traditional New England settlements met the emerging interstate highway system.