1995 Map of Shushan

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Batten Kill winds through this landscape on the border of New York and Vermont, anchoring a region of small hamlets and rugged hollows in the mid-1990s. The settlement of Shushan and the nearby Eagleville are joined by several smaller named locales such as Pumpkin Hook, Ash Grove, and Anaquassacook, illustrating the dense rural community structure that persisted in this part of Washington County. To the west, Lake Lauderdale and the Eldridge Swamp break the terrain, while the eastern edge is dominated by the Green Mountain National Forest. This survey, revised by the USDA Forest Service, provides detailed locations for local landmarks like Bininger Cem, Camden Cem, and several numbered schoolhouses including School No 11 and School No 7. The juxtaposition of high ridges like Goose Egg Ridge and deep valleys such as Camden Valley highlights the topographic variation that defined local agriculture and transport in the late twentieth century.