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1900 Map of Peterboro

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Peterboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

Peterboro serves as the industrial and transportation nexus of this region, where the Contoocook River meets the Peterboro Br of the Boston and Maine RR. The landscape is dominated by the prominent peaks of Pack Monadnock Mountain and North Pack Monadnock Mountain, which provide a dramatic backdrop to the cluster of villages like West Peterboro, Noone, and North Village. To the south, the Souhegan River carves through the terrain near Greenville and New Ipswich, supporting local industry before the river continues its eastward course.

The distribution of small settlements such as Hadley, Drury, and Squantum reflects a late 19th-century economy built on a mix of water-powered manufacturing and upland farming. Numerous water bodies, from the uniquely named Haunted Lake in the northeast to the sprawling Otter Lake and Zephyr Lake in Greenfield, suggest the importance of these natural reservoirs for both community identity and early recreational use in the Monadnock region.