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1930 Map of Ossipee Lake

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Ossipee Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1930
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1930

About this map

The Saco River and Swift River valleys define this landscape of Carroll County, as it appeared following the 1927 survey. The industrial and transit pulse of the era is captured along the Boston and Maine Railroad, which links vital hubs like Silver Lake Madison Sta and West Ossipee Mt Whittier Sta. These depots supported a thriving tourism and timber economy, evidenced by landmarks such as the Clement Inn and Chocorua Inn, and the vast boundaries of the White Mountain National Forest.

Social life in the mountain communities centered on local institutions like Mountain Ch and the Davis Meetinghouse, alongside a dense network of district schools including the Mason Sch and Sidehill Sch. Geographic curiosities like the massive Madison Boulder sit nestled among family-named heights such as Dundee Hill and Chase Hill. The map meticulously tracks the water systems from the large Ossipee Lake to smaller bodies like Pea Porridge Pond, reflecting the complex topography before mid-century development altered the rural character of town life in Eaton Center and Freedom.