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1968 Map of New Boston

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of New Boston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

New Boston serves as the focal point of this rural Hillsborough County landscape, situated at the confluence of the Middle Branch and South Branch Piscataquog River. The terrain is defined by a series of prominent drumlins and heights, including Meetinghouse Hill, Hooper Hill, and the massive Joe English Hill, which dominates the eastern portion of the quadrangle. This area is notably occupied by a large US Military Reservation, creating a distinct boundary between the town's agricultural and residential development and restricted federal lands.

To the south, the village of Mont Vernon sits near the border of Lyndeborough, where numerous small water bodies like Jew Pond and Stearns Pond dot the hills. The transport network reflects an older pattern of travel, with names like Boston Post Road and Turnpike Road still in use. Local industry at the time of the 1968 field check was largely extractive, evidenced by several Gravel Pits scattered near the river valleys and roads like Scobie Road and Coach Road.