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1984 Map of Mt. Ascutney

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Mt. Ascutney
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Connecticut River serves as the central artery and state boundary for this 1980s-era topographical survey, which covers the rugged Vermont-New Hampshire borderlands. On the Vermont side, the massive rise of Mt Ascutney dominates the landscape, protected within Ascutney State Park and neighboring wildlife management areas. The town of Windsor occupies the river plain, showing a mix of institutional and civic life through labels like the Mt Ascutney Hospital and a Residential Treatment Facility (Prison).

Across the river in New Hampshire, the terrain of Cornish is marked by scattered settlements such as Cornish Mills and South Cornish. This map is particularly notable for cultural historians, as it marks the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, the former home of the famed sculptor. The rail-and-river industrial heritage of the region is evident in the path of the Boston and Maine railroad and the concentrated development at Claremont near the confluence of the Sugar River.