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1925 Map of Memphremagog

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Memphremagog
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Lake Memphremagog dominates the northwestern corner of this Orleans County landscape, where the international boundary between United States and Canada cuts directly through the waters and the border towns of Beebe Plain and Derby Line. The region's 1920s economy is etched into the terrain, from the Willey Granite Quarry on the slopes of Dowling Hill to the industrial activity along the Boston and Maine RR and Canadian Pacific Ry lines.

Rural life is marked by an exceptional density of district schoolhouses, such as the Bates Hill School and Nelson Hill School, which served the scattered agricultural communities of Derby and Brownington. To the south, the dramatic basin of Lake Willoughby is framed by May Pond Mtn, while the established settlements of Newport, Orleans, and Barton serve as the primary hubs for commerce and transport during this era of post-war growth.