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1964 Map of West Rutland

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of West Rutland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Industrial and spiritual life converge in this 1964 survey of the central Vermont landscape. The terrain is dominated by the massive presence of Herrick Mountain and Bird Mountain, but it is the valley corridors where the region's 20th-century development is most visible. The extraction economy is evidenced by numerous Quarries and Gravel Pit sites scattered near West Rutland, while institutional landmarks like the St Joseph Novitiate and St Stanislaus Kostka Sch reflect the community's cultural anchors.

Transportation networks define the valley floor, specifically the Delaware and Hudson and Clarendon and Pittsford railroads that follow the paths of the Castleton River and Otter Creek. Genealogists will find a wealth of local markers, from the large Evergreen Cemetery to the smaller West Clarendon Cem and Edmunds Cem. Small hamlets such as Chippenhook and the village of Ira provide a window into the rural settlement patterns before the expansion of modern infrastructure.