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1954 Map of Pownal

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Pownal
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Hoosic River valley and the western edge of the Green Mountain National Forest define this mid-century Vermont landscape. The settlement pattern is concentrated along the historic Ethan Allen Highway, which links Pownal and Pownal Center with the southern outskirts of Bennington. This area serves as a rural educational and spiritual hub, evidenced by numerous local institutions such as the Beech Street Sch, Varney Sch, and the Holy Cross Novitiate.

Industry and transport are represented by the Boston and Maine Railroad corridor and the Ellis Mine near the southern border. Genealogists will find several family-named landmarks and burial grounds, including Bushnell Cem and Towsley Cem, situated among the peaks of Mount Anthony and The Dome. The map illustrates a transitional period where small-scale farming and local schools still anchored the community before later 20th-century consolidation.