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1981 Map of Sandown

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Sandown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Sandown and the surrounding Rockingham County landscape appear here in the early 1980s, defined by a network of recreational ponds and small historic settlements. The Exeter River flows through the northeast, passing the village of Fremont, while numerous interior water bodies like Phillips Pond, Showell Pond, and Angle Pond host various campgrounds and seasonal communities. The southern reaches are anchored by West Hampstead and East Hampstead, showing the residential development of the era alongside legacy sites like Lakeview Cem and Pine Grove Cem.

Evidence of the region's industrial and social history is scattered throughout the hills, from the numerous Sandpits dotting the terrain to the repurposed Railroad Grade winding through the woods. Local institutions remain prominent, including the Peoples United Ch, St Matthews Ch, and the Ellis Sch. This survey reflects a moment when the rural character of southeastern New Hampshire was being increasingly shaped by its proximity to larger hubs, visible in the expansion of roadside settlements like Collettes Grove.