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1905 Map of Sunapee

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Sunapee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Lake Sunapee dominates this central New Hampshire landscape, serving as a hub for both transportation and leisure at the turn of the century. The map traces a dedicated Steamboat Route across the water, connecting points like Sunapee Harbor, Hastings, and Blodgett Landing. This aquatic network is complemented on land by the Boston and Maine RR, which skirts the southern and western edges, passing through the manufacturing center of Newport and the Mt Sunapee Chandler-ville PO.

Evidence of the region's mid-century economic character is found in the distribution of post offices and small industrial hamlets like Mill Village and Guild. Higher elevations such as Grantham Mtn and Croydon Peak overlook a terrain dotted with smaller glacial bodies like Kolelemook Lake and Mountainview Lake. The southern portion of the sheet highlights the early bounds of the Pillsbury State Forest Res, while numerous neighborhood-level identifiers like Ryder Corner and Goshen provide precise locations for genealogical research.