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1907 Map of Sunapee

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Sunapee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

The sprawling waters of Lake Sunapee dominate the eastern half of this Sullivan County landscape, serving as a focal point for the region's early 20th-century development. Along its irregular shoreline, established landings and summer colonies like Blodgett Landing, Soo Nipi Park, and Brightwood show the area's growth as a destination, while the Boston and Maine Railroad winds through the southern terrain, connecting the shoreline at Newbury to industrial points west.

The village of Newport stands as the primary inland hub, situated where the Sugar River and its various branches converge. To the north, the terrain rises sharply toward Croydon Peak and Grantham Mtn, creating a high-relief backdrop for scattered farming hamlets like Croydon Flat and Georges Mills. This survey preserves the locations of early postal stops, such as North Newport PO and Chandlerville PO, alongside numerous family-named peaks and hills that defined local geography before the mid-century expansion of modern infrastructure.