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1949 Map of St. Johnsbury

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of St. Johnsbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

St Johnsbury serves as the regional anchor for this late-1940s landscape, where the confluence of the Passumpsic River and the Connecticut River dictated the location of early industry and transport. The map documents a transition in energy and transit, from the traditional water-powered sites like Morses Mills and Ewells Mills to the massive Frank D Comerford Hydro-electric Plant downstream. Rail lines including the Canadian Pacific and the St Johnsbury and Lake Champlain RR thread through narrow river valleys, connecting established villages like Barnet and Passumpsic with the broader New England market.

Rural life is intricately mapped through its institutional foundations, such as the North Danville Ch, the Walter Harvey Sch, and numerous district schools. High-elevation landmarks like Lookout Mtn and Cow Hill overlook a landscape carved by the historic Hazen Road. To the southwest, the wilder reaches of the Groton State Forest and the Peacham Bog provide a sharp contrast to the dense network of hillside farms and small settlements like Mosquitoville and Walden Four Corners.