2016 Map of Shushan

About this map

The Batten Kill river winds through a landscape defined by its rural heritage and the jurisdictional border of Washington County, New York, and Bennington County, Vermont. Historically significant landmarks such as the Shushan Covered Bridge and the Eagleville Covered Bridge provide concrete links to the era of timber engineering and water-powered industry. Small rural settlements like Shushan, Eagleville, and Anaquassacook are clustered along the valley floors, while the surrounding uplands of Camden Ridge and Goose Egg Ridge remain largely undeveloped forest. Genealogists will find a high density of family-named burial sites, including Guber Farm Cem, Rhoda Blowers Cem, and Le Barron-Harrington Farm Cem. The transition from the flat agricultural expanses of The Plains to the steep ravines of Black Hole Hollow illustrates the varied terrain that has shaped the settlement patterns of this border region.