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1998 Map of Tamworth

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Tamworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

Swift River and Bearcamp River define the drainage patterns of this Carroll County landscape, where the northern valley floor meets the imposing Ossipee Mountains. The settlement of Tamworth serves as a focal point near the confluence of The Chinook Brook and Blasdell Brook, while smaller hamlets like Whittier, South Tamworth, and Bennett Corners trace the corridor between the river and the mountain foothills. Large protected tracts including the Hemenway State Forest and the Hackett Hill State Wildlife Management Area preserve the timbered character of the uplands.

Industrial activity is noted by several Gravel Pits near Tamworth, while the southern reaches of the map are dominated by high peaks such as Mt Whittier, Black Snout Mtn, and Mt Roberts. These elevations provided a natural barrier between the settlements of the northern valley and the township of Moultonborough to the south, linked primarily by watercourses like Lord Brook and Pollard Brook carving through the granite terrain.