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1948 Map of Thorn Hill

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Thorn Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The Poultney River and Castleton River converge near the New York-Vermont border, framing a landscape defined by small-scale farming and local industry in the late 1940s. The settlement of Fair Haven serves as a significant hub on the eastern edge, while rural life in Hampton and Whitehall is anchored by numerous district schools and cemeteries, such as School No 4 and the Cedar Grove Cem. The Delaware and Hudson railroad cuts through the center, connecting the region's productive valleys.

Religious and local history is centered at the William Miller Chapel in Low Hampton, a notable landmark for those researching early Adventist history. The terrain transitions from the low-lying Cedar Swamp to prominent heights like Thorn Hill and Ore Bed Hill, the latter suggesting the region's mineral extraction past. Scattered ponds like Crystal Lake and Hills Pond dot the southern hills, illustrating the varied water resources available to the surrounding family homesteads.