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2015 Map of Northfield

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Northfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The Dog River valley serves as the primary corridor for settlement and transit through this portion of Washington County, linking the village of Northfield to Northfield Falls and West Berlin. This landscape is defined by its deep river valleys and the imposing Northfield Mountains, which rise to the west. A notable cluster of engineering history is preserved here, specifically four historic timber spans: the Lower Cox Covered Bridge, Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge, Northfield Falls Covered Bridge, and Slaughterhouse Covered Bridge.

Academic and civic life centers on the Norwich University campus at Northfield Center, where the Norwich University Cem and Elmwood Cem provide significant genealogical touchstones. The rugged western terrain is marked by high passes such as Moretown Gap and Waitsfield Gap, while the eastern landscape features the heights of Turkey Hill. Smaller settlements like Riverton and quiet rural cemeteries like the Aldrich Cem and Cox Brook-Glinnis Cem are tucked into the drainages of Union Brook and Cox Brook.