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1893 Map of Rutland

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Rutland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1898
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1898

About this map

Rutland serves as the industrial and transportation hub of this late-nineteenth-century Green Mountain landscape, anchored by a dense network of iron rails. The Central Vermont Railway, D.& H. R.R., and Rutland and Bennington converge here, facilitating the movement of goods and people through the valley of Otter Creek. Beyond the city center, the terrain is defined by the high elevations of the Blue Ridge Mountain range, including prominent summits like Killington Peak, Pico Peak, and Shrewsbury Peak.

Smaller settlements and stops like Cold River Sta. and North Chittenden indicate a rural economy tied to the land, while waterways such as the Ottauquechee River and Cold River carve paths through the steep topography. The map illustrates the 1890s boundary between Rutland and Windsor counties, showing how early surveyors managed the challenging verticality of the peaks and gaps that separated these Vermont townships.