1939 Map of Lyndonville

About this map

Lyndonville and the surrounding villages of the Passumpsic River valley are shown during the mid-1930s, a period when the timber and agricultural economy of the Northeast Kingdom relied heavily on the Canadian Pacific railroad. The map documents an extensive network of rural district schools, including the Old Red Sch, Mosquito Sch, and Pudding Hill Sch, many of which served isolated hillside farming communities. Near the northern edge, the dramatic gap formed by Mt Pisgah and Mt Hor frames Lake Willoughby. Evidence of New Deal-era labor is visible at the Summit CCC Camp near the Sutton town line. Small-scale manufacturing and industry are represented by sites such as Ranney's Mills and a Gravel Pit near Lyndon Center, illustrating the decentralized local infrastructure that preceded modern consolidation.