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1957 Map of Mt. Pawtuckaway

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Mt. Pawtuckaway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Nottingham Square serves as a historic focal point in this landscape of southern New Hampshire, situated amidst a dense network of ponds and glacial hills. The 1957 culture revision highlights a region defined by its varied water bodies, from the sprawling Pawtuckaway Pond and Swains Lake to the smaller Mendums Pond and Wheelwright Pond. The presence of the Pawtuckaway State Reservation and Mt Pawtuckaway indicates a mid-century emphasis on conservation and recreation, complemented by several youth camps such as Camp Yavneh and Camp Speedwell.

Transport and industry are marked by the Boston and Maine Railroad cutting through the southern sector, passing through Epping and Raymond. Local institutional history is anchored by Watson Academy and the Mitchell Memorial Hospital, while the numerous "Cem" markers and schoolhouses like Sunnyside Sch provide granular data for genealogical research. The map captures the transition of these colonial-era towns into a modernizing rural landscape just before the expansion of the regional interstate system.