1896 Map of Strafford

About this map

Strafford and the surrounding townships of Orange and Windsor Counties appear here at a peak of late nineteenth-century agrarian and industrial development. The terrain is defined by a dense network of hills and watercourses, most notably the Ompompanoosuc River and the First Branch White River, which provided power and drainage for numerous small settlements. The copper mining history of the region is evident in the presence of Copperfield, Copper Flat, and Copperas Hill, highlighting an era when these peaks were central to Vermont's mineral extraction economy.