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1948 Map of Millers Falls

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Millers Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Millers River and the Connecticut River define the industrial and transit corridors of this Franklin County landscape, where the Central Vermont Railway and Boston and Maine Railroad converge near the village of Millers Falls. The 1948 revision captures the area at a peak of rail and roadway connectivity, featuring the iconic Mohawk Trail winding through Erving toward Stoneville. While the river valleys hum with transport, the surrounding uplands like Northfield Mountain and Bear Mountain remain dotted with small rural landmarks, including the Northfield Farms Sch and various family-named burying grounds such as Gardner Cem.

Southward, the terrain transitions into the more secluded areas of Montague State Forest and the quiet waters of Lake Wyola at Locks Village. Genealogists will find particular value in the distribution of remote sites like Dry Hill Cem and Chestnut Hill Cem, which mark the older footprints of hill-country settlement long after the focus of local industry shifted to the power-generating falls and rail junctions.