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1977 Map of West Berkshire Station

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of West Berkshire Station
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Canada United States border divides this 1970s aerial survey, where agricultural patterns and forested tracts define the rural landscape of Franklin County and southern Quebec. Centered on the Pike River corridor, the map highlights the critical infrastructure of international transit, specifically the West Berkshire Station U S Customs and Frelighsburg Canadian Customs points. These stations served as the primary conduits for local commerce and travel between West Berkshire and Frelighsburg.

The terrain is marked by water bodies like Lake Carmi in the southwest and Burleson Pond to the east, which anchor the surrounding farmsteads. Roadways such as Verger Road and Forty Road trace the boundaries of varied vegetation, reflecting the land use of the late twentieth century. This orthophoto map provides a unique view of the region's geography just as modern environmental and border management practices were evolving.