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1905 Map of Middlebury

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Middlebury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1926
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1926

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The New Haven River cuts through the center of this 1905 landscape, powering the industry at New Haven Mills and Brooksville before joining the larger Otter Creek drainage. Settled patterns of the early 20th century are evident in the concentration of villages like Bristol and Starksboro along the base of the massive Hogback Mountain and South Mountain ridges. Transportation at the time relied on a mix of the Rutland railroad line through New Haven Junction and historic thoroughfares like the Plank Road and Rocky Road.

Resource extraction is marked by the Bristol Orebed nestled in the hills, while agricultural and social life is anchored by small hamlets such as Barnumtown and Ackworth. The northern reach is defined by the Lewis Creek valley and the recreational grounds of Spring Grove Campground, illustrating a moment when Vermont's rural economy was transitioning between traditional milling and early mountain tourism.