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1946 Map of West Pawlet

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of West Pawlet
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

West Pawlet sits at the border of New York and Vermont, serving as a focal point where the Delaware and Hudson RR follows the Indian River. This mid-1940s landscape is defined by its small rural communities and numerous family-named burial grounds like Tanner Cem and Reynolds Cem. The terrain is punctuated by significant elevations such as Mt Tom and Grimes Hill, which separate the drainage of the Indian River from Black Creek.

Evidence of shifting rural populations is visible in the identification of Sch No 4 (abandoned) and the Braymer Sch (abandoned), reflecting a period of consolidation in local education. The agricultural and early industrial character of the region is further grounded by locations like Chamberlain Mills and Slateville, while the Hebron Ch and various district schools like Sch No 11 and Sch No 5 indicate the social centers for scattered farmsteads across Washington Co and Rutland Co.