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1919 Map of Royalton

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Royalton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1919
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1919

About this map

Bethel and Royalton anchor this detailed 1919 progressive military survey, which documents the network of family farms and schools across the Windsor and Orange County line. The Central Vermont R.R. follows the course of the Third Branch White River, connecting major settlements like South Royalton and Randolph. The map is particularly notable for its dense indexing of rural "Corners"—named for local families and early businesses—such as Waldo Corners, Shoe Shop Corner, and Sanfords Corner.

This era in Central Vermont is captured before major highway developments, showing a landscape defined by upland schools and localized hill topography. Numerous educational sites including Wilson School, Preston School, and the Royalton Hill School appear alongside distinct terrain features like Skinners Mt. and Vulture Mt.. The documentation of these small schoolhouses and family-named intersections provides a clear window into the social geography of the White River valley just after the First World War.