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1981 Map of Lyme

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Lyme
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Connecticut River serves as the central artery of this Upper Valley landscape, marking the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire. On the Vermont side, the topography rises sharply toward Ely Mountain and High Peak, while the New Hampshire hills are defined by The Pinnacle and Plot Hill. The human footprint is concentrated in the riverside settlements and hilltop villages, most notably Thetford Hill with its historic Thetford Academy and Thetford Hill Church.

Evidence of the region's 19th and 20th-century infrastructure is visible in the corridor of the Boston and Maine railroad following the riverbank, and the Covered Bridge crossing near the northern edge of the sheet. In the valley below Post Hill, a Drive-in Theater reflects mid-century recreational life, while several quarries near Pompanoosuc point to the local importance of stone extraction. The presence of multiple schoolhouses like Barnes Sch and scattered family-named cemeteries like Wilmot Cem makes this an essential map for local genealogical research.