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1953 Map of Plainfield

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Plainfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Winooski River headwaters dominate this mid-century survey of the Green Mountain foothills, where industrial pockets like Granite Quarries sit adjacent to remote highlands. The village of Plainfield serves as a southern anchor, notably featuring the campus of Goddard College. Moving north, the landscape is defined by a dense network of water bodies including Woodbury Lake, Peacham Pond, and the Mollys Falls Reservoir, which supported local power generation at the Power House.

Logistics of the era are visible in the path of the M & P RR, with stops at Marshfield Sta and Walden Heights. Rural life is meticulously documented through numerous small district schools like Pekin Sch and Dwanell Sch, alongside landmark houses of worship such as the Old West Ch. Small settlements like Adamant and Lower Cabot reveal the settlement patterns of central Vermont before the expansion of modern highways.