1929 Map of Ludlow

About this map

The Black River and the Rutland railroad corridor anchor this late 1920s survey of south-central Vermont. The landscape is defined by its industrial and agricultural valley towns, including Ludlow, Proctorsville, and Cavendish, where the river drops through the Cavendish Gorge. This era shows a densely settled rural landscape, with dozens of one-room schoolhouses such as the Sawyer Stand School and Old Shincracker serving remote upland districts like Plymouth Kingdom. The inclusion of the Springfield Airport near North Springfield marks the early 20th-century modernization of the region alongside traditional post offices like Felchville Reading P O. Notable mountain gaps, identified here as Proctorsville Gulf and Duttonsville Gulf, provide natural passage for travel through the steep terrain of Hawks Mountain and Ludlow Mountain.