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1930 Map of Ossipee Lake

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Ossipee Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

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White Mountain National Forest dominates the northwest corner of this Carroll County landscape, where the Saco River and Swift River converge near Conway. The region's early 20th-century character is defined by its recreation and transit corridors, featuring lakeside destinations like the Chocorua Inn and Pequawket Camp alongside active industrial arteries. The Boston and Maine Railroad serves a string of depots including Silver Lake Madison Sta and West Ossipee Mt Whittier Sta, while the Maine Central Railroad skirts the northern boundary.

Local civic life is visible through numerous rural institutions, from the Davis Meetinghouse in the south to several district schools like Sidehill Sch and Mountain Sch. Geological landmarks such as the Madison Boulder and the heights of Rattlesnake Mtn rise above the interconnected waters of Ossipee Lake, Broad Bay, and Leavitt Bay, illustrating the complex glacial topography of the New Hampshire interior before modern highway expansion altered these small-town connections.