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1921 Map of Montpelier

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Montpelier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

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The Worcester Mountains dominate this 1919 survey, forming a high spine between the Waterbury River and the North Branch of the Winooski River. In the valley floors, a dense network of district schools like the Pucker Street School, Hampshire Hill School, and Kneeland Flat School reveals the dispersed rural population of the early twentieth century. Settlement centers range from the capital at Montpelier to smaller crossroads like Adamant and Sodom.

Industrial activity is noted at the Talc Mine near the Winooski River, while the Central Vermont Railway and the Roosevelt Highway provide the primary transit corridors. The landscape is punctuated by family-named peaks such as Cady Hill and Densmore Mtn, and the Waterbury Reservoir appears as a major feature in the west. This record captures the transition from small-scale mountain farming toward a more integrated regional infrastructure.