1928 Map of Mount Kearsarge

About this map

Mount Kearsarge anchors the center of this Merrimack County landscape, a dominant peak surrounded by the interconnected watersheds of the Blackwater River and Warner River. The area is defined by a dense network of early 20th-century villages and hamlets, many of which grew around the Boston and Maine railroad line. Industrial history is etched into the terrain at sites like Shingle Mill Corner, while the presence of numerous small local schools such as New Canada School and Cheney School indicates a decentralized rural society prior to mid-century consolidation.