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1907 Map of Sunapee

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Sunapee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

About this map

Lake Sunapee dominates this 1905 survey, its shoreline already marked by the early resort and transport infrastructure of the era. The map details a landscape where water and rail dictate the flow of life, featuring the Steamboat Route connecting points like Blodgett Landing and Georges Mills across the water, while the Boston and Maine RR skirts the southern and eastern edges.

Industry and local commerce are concentrated at Sunapee Harbor and along the Sugar River, which provided power to the inland settlements. Genealogists can trace small hamlets like Mill Village, Kelleyville, and Goshen, alongside rural post offices such as North Newport PO and Sunapee PO (Chandlerville PO). The topography is defined by the high ridges of Croydon Mountain and Grantham Mtn, providing a backdrop to the numerous ponds and brooks that feed the larger lakes.