1897 Map of Pawlet

About this map

Pawlet and its surrounding hamlets are defined by the narrow valleys of the Mettawee River and Flower Brook, where late nineteenth-century life centered on small-scale agriculture and early industry. The map illustrates a landscape of high peaks and hollows, where family-named landmarks like Haynes Hill and Tadmer Hill mark the rugged divide between the Rutland and Bennington county lines. While the Delaware and Hudson RR skims the western edge, much of the area remains oriented toward crossroads settlements like Brimstone Corners and Spanktown. In the south, the village of Freedleyville sits at the base of Dorset Peak, indicating the era's local quarrying and milling activities. Large water bodies such as St. Catherine Lake and the Tinmouth Channel provide a contrast to the dense contouring of Tinmouth Mountain and Woodlawn Mt.