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1988 Map of Montpelier

Name: 1988 Topographic Map of Montpelier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The Winooski River and Dog River converge at Montpelier, the state capital, serving as a primary hub in this late 20th-century landscape. The map illustrates a region defined by the high peaks of the Green Mountains, including Mount Mansfield and Camels Hump, which are surrounded by extensive public lands like the Mount Mansfield State Forest. The transportation network is dominated by the modern path of Interstate 89, yet the older industrial foundations remain visible through the tracks of the Central Vermont RR and the Montpelier & Barre RR.

Regional water management is evident in the presence of the Waterbury Reservoir and Wrightsville Reservoir, highlighting 20th-century efforts to control the river systems. To the east, the terrain transitions into the more dispersed settlements of Orange Co and Caledonia Co, where the Connecticut River marks the eastern boundary. This edition captures the Vermont interior just before the turn of the millennium, balanced between its mountain wilderness and the developed corridors of Barre and St Johnsbury.