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1949 Map of Monadnock

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Monadnock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Monadnock Mountain dominates the center of this 1949 topographic survey, marked by its Fire Lookout and the Halfway House along its southern slopes. The landscape is a network of highland lakes and hiking routes, including the Ashuelot Trail and Marlboro Trail, reflecting a region deeply defined by early recreational tourism and conservation. To the southeast, the town of Jaffrey serves as a local hub near Gilmore Pond, while smaller hamlets like Fitzwilliam Depot and Chesham follow the winding path of the Boston and Maine RR.

The industrial and social history of the area is visible in features like the Quarry near Fitzwilliam and the presence of the Dublin Golf Club and Fitchburg Boy Scout Camp. These points of interest, alongside isolated schools like the Roxbury Sch, reveal a mid-century transition where traditional agriculture and stone-working coexisted with a growing seasonal economy centered around bodies of water like Nubanusit Lake and Silver Lake.