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1989 Map of Mount Pisgah

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

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The remote northern reaches of Coos County are defined here by the confluence of the Dead Diamond River and the Swift Diamond River, a landscape dominated by timberland and massive land grants. The territory is divided into large historical tracts including Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant, Dixs Grant, and the Second College Grant. These boundaries reflect the early New Hampshire tradition of granting vast northern acreages to educational institutions for revenue.

Settlement is nearly nonexistent in this rugged terrain, with only the Swift Diamond Farm appearing as a named human outpost amidst the peaks of Crystal Mountain and Dixville Mountain. The hydrology is complex, with numerous tributaries such as Tracy Brook, Fourmile Brook, and Nathan Pond Brook carving through the high ridges. This map captures a moment in the late 1980s when the region remained largely a working forest, punctuated by industrial sites like a Gravel Pit near the northern boundary.