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1921 Map of Suncook

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Suncook
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

The Suncook River serves as the central artery for this region of New Hampshire, winding past the manufacturing centers of Suncook and Allenstown before joining the Merrimack River. The landscape is a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure, characterized by dozens of local institutions like the Buck Street School and the Riverside School. In the southern reaches, Massabesic Lake and Little Massabesic Lake dominate the terrain near the State Rifle Range.

Railroad activity is concentrated along the Boston and Maine RR, which connects settlements like Hooksett and Martins Ferry. Further east, the Portsmouth Branch serves the community of Candia, highlighting the era's reliance on rail for mail and transit. Notable elevations such as Nottingham Mountain and Fort Mtn rise above the scattered farmsteads, while specialized sites like the Sanitarium near the Merrimack River indicate the development of social and health services during this period.