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1959 Map of Quechee

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Quechee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Ottauquechee River carves through the landscape of Windsor County, defining the industrial and natural character of the region in the late 1950s. Near the dramatic Quechee Gorge, the village of Quechee and the neighboring Deweys Mills sit adjacent to Deweys Pond, where a controlled inundation area is noted around the Reservoir. The Central Vermont Railway follows the path of the White River through West Hartford, serving as a vital transportation artery alongside roads like The Kings Highway and the Appalachian Trail.

Family history is preserved in several small burial grounds, including the Bunker Hill Cem and Savage Cem, which dot the upland hills of Pomfret and Hartford. The map reveals a transition between river-valley industry and upland farming, with numerous gravel pits and borrow pits supporting local infrastructure. Historic traces remain in the Old RR Grade near Taftsville and the Historical Mon situated near Centertown.