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1956 Map of Mt. Kearsarge

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Mt. Kearsarge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Mt Kearsarge anchors this 1956 landscape, standing as a central topographical monument surrounded by the valley towns of Sutton, Warner, and New London. The area’s mid-century character is defined by a dense network of water bodies, from the sprawling Lake Massasecum in the south to the high-elevation Highland Lake near East Andover. Educational and recreational hubs are prominent, notably the campus of Colby Jr College and several state forests like Wadleigh State Park and Shadow Hill State Forest.

The region's rail history is preserved through the paths of the Boston and Maine RR and the Concord and Claremont RR, which connected small industrial and agricultural hamlets like Potter Place, Cilleyville, and Melvin Mills. These rail lines follow the contours of the Blackwater River and Warner River, illustrating a transport economy built around the terrain. Genealogists will find value in the numerous burial grounds, including Millwoods Cem, and localized settlements such as Shingle Mill Corner and Scribners Corner.