1946 Map of North Pownal

About this map

The Taconic Mountains dominate the landscape across the border of New York and Vermont, where the Hoosic River carves a path through steep hollows and narrow valleys. This mid-century survey reveals a rural economy centered on the river and the intersecting lines of the Rutland and Boston and Maine railroads. The map records several small rail-oriented settlements, including Hoosick, Petersburg Junction, and North Pownal. Local industry is evidenced by a Talc Mine tucked into the southern hills near Lincoln Hollow. Scattered one-room schoolhouses like School No 11 and School No 8 mark the residential centers of these small farming communities. The terrain is deeply textured, from the heights of Bald Mtn and White Rock down into the ancestral burials at Gardner Cem, providing a detailed look at the region's topography before modern development.