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1968 Map of Mount Blue

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Mount Blue
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Mount Blue State Park dominates the northwest corner of this late-1960s landscape, centered on the heights of Mount Blue and the Lookout Tower that surveys the surrounding Franklin County wilderness. The map reveals a transition from high ridges like Spruce Mountain and Gammon Ridge to the more developed lowlands of Temple and Wilton. Small pockets of settlement and industry are evident at Hildreths Mill and the flatlands of Temple Intervale, where Temple Stream and Mitchell Brook converge.

Local history is captured in the scattered sites of early community life, such as Intervale Cem and Staples Cem. The area's water resources are well-defined, ranging from the remote Holman Pond and Grants Pond to the larger Varnum Pond on the eastern edge. Narrow mountain roads and numerous trails, including a Jeep Trail, connect these high-country plantations and towns, highlighting the region's reliance on the timber and water power afforded by Wilson Stream and Alder Brook.