2015 Map of Townshend

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The West River defines the corridor of settlement and infrastructure through this part of Windham County, where the historic Scott Covered Bridge and two notable stone arch bridges—the West Townshend Stone Arch Bridge and Simpsonville Stone Arch Bridge—cross the valley's waterways. The village of Townshend sits at the heart of the area, bordered by Harmonyville to the south and the Townshend Reservoir to the northwest. This landscape is a dense record of early Vermont families, evidenced by numerous small burial sites like the Sanderson Burial Plot, Taft Cem, and the Holland-Brigham-Bixby Cem. High peaks such as Bald Mtn, Peaked Mtn, and Crane Mtn overlook the winding routes of Wardsboro Brook and Negro Brook, while the Us Corps Eng Park near the reservoir indicates mid-century federal water management efforts integrated into the older valley towns.