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1968 Map of Manchester

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Manchester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Manchester Center and Manchester Depot serve as the valley’s primary hubs during the late 1960s, situated where the Batten Kill and Bourn Brook converge. This survey documents a landscape of established educational and cultural institutions, including the Burr-Barton Seminary and the Southern Vermont Art Center, set against the backdrop of the Green Mountain range and Equinox Mountain. The valley floor is characterized by its transportation and recreation corridors, with the Vermont Railway following the river and the Ekwanok Country Club occupying central grounds.

Local history is preserved in the distribution of cemeteries like Dellwood Cem and South Village Cem, and old crossroads settlements such as Barnumville and Richville. Industrial activity is evident in the numerous Gravel Pits concentrated near South Village Pond and along the mountain flanks. To the east, the Appalachian Trail traverses the higher elevations within the Green Mountain National Forest, marking the transition from settled agricultural and village life to the protected wilderness of the ridge lines.