State of Vermont, Highway Department Aerial Photographs, At VSARA

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1 State of Vermont, Highway Department Aerial Photographs, At VSARA Introduction This collection contains several hundred 23 x 23 aerial photographs for the State of Vermont Department of Highways between 1952 and Many were taken at a scale of 1:12,000. Most were done in preparation for the construction of Interstates 89 and 91 in Vermont although other road improvement projects are represented. This collection was given to the Vermont Historical Society by the Vermont State Archives in the late 1990s because the State Archives did not have room to store them in the facilities in the Redstone Building in Montpelier. These photographs were transferred to the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration in Middlesex in March Scope and Content For the most part, these photographs were created by private contractors for the State of Vermont Department of Highways as the state was planning the construction of the Interstates 89, 91, and 93 in the 1950s. Some of the series relate to areas where Interstates were not constructed but where roads were improved during this time period, including Routes 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 30, 100, 103 and 346. The photographs are 23 x 23 and were usually created at a scale of 1:12,000. For the most part these photographs show the areas of the state before the highways were built and as such are a record of the way the Vermont landscape looked before the coming of the Interstate. Photographs taken in 1961 and later show completed sections of the Interstate highways. The aerial photographs have been grouped by numerical series. The series have been arranged numerically as much as possible. Since different numbering schemes were used by the department at different times, it was often difficult to sort numerically. Since we did not have an index to these images we examined each image and made notes about geographic areas covered by the photographs. This information is provided in the inventory to aid the user in locating geographic areas of interest. Since numerical organization was difficult, the user is advised to skim the entire inventory for areas of interest. Some of the photographs had been marked by the highway department showing the location of proposed roadways or alternative proposals. We have attempted to make note of these markings in the inventory. Some photographs show rough property lines and the names of property owners. Some of these photographs may have been used for public presentations; others were simply for planning purposes.

2 Vermont Aerial Photographs 2 We do not always have a complete series of photographs, in which case we have attempted to note which maps in a series are missing. We found a very few indexes to these maps. Those that we did find are listed at the end of the inventory. Inventory Series: 623 ` Date: December 3, 1952 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Proposed Route I-91 from Putney to White River Junction Putney Great Meadows, Connecticut River, north to White River Junction Wilder and Wilder Dam : White River Junction Missing: to Series: Date: May 7, 1955 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Proposed I-91 Bellows Falls to Ryegate, and Proposed I-89 Montpelier and north Identifiable towns.landmarks: Bellows Falls Charlestown, NH and Connecticut River Fairlee-Bradford town line Bradford Newbury? Harriman Pond Bradford-Newbury town line Newbury-Ryegate town line Montpelier surnames

3 Vermont Aerial Photographs Montpelier Junction, Montpelier interchange I-89 Berlin- town line Montpelier Middlesex Waterbury town line /155 Waterbury, I-89 Interchange Missing: Approx. every other number and also to to to to to to Series: Series: Date: April 27, 1958 and April 30, 1958 Number range: to Geographic range: Proposed new Route US Danville 2-057/058 West Danville Molly s Falls Pond Marshfield Dam 2-078/079 Marshfield 2-105/106 Plainfield Plainfield, East Montpelier Montpelier Missing: to Date: November 8, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Rutland to Bridgewater, West of Rutland Proposed Route 4 Bypass Canadian-Pacific Railroad, notations

4 Vermont Aerial Photographs Rutland West Bridgewater Bridgewater Corners, arrows to Plymouth & Woodstock Bridgewater Missing: to Series: Date: November 13, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Center Rutland, Castleton, Fair Haven, Proposed Rt 4 bypass Rutland Town, Campbell Road, Quarterline Road West Rutland-Ira town line Castleton Castleton, Castleton State College Castleton Corners Castleton, Fair Haven, Lake Bomoseen Fair Haven-Castleton town line, Scotch Hill Road, State Quarries Vermont-New York State Line, Fair Haven, Poultney River, Fairgrounds Vermont-New York State Line Fair Haven Missing: to to Series: Date: November 20, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Taftsville, Quechee, US Route Covered Bridge Restaurant, Taftsville Quechee Series: Date: April 18, 1959 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Woodstock

5 Vermont Aerial Photographs Woodstock US Route 4 between Woodstock and Taftsville Missing: Series: Date: April 21, 1959 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Woodstock, Bridgewater, US Route 4 Identifiable Towns/landmarks: Bridgewater Missing: to Series: Date: April 24, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Vergennes, Middlebury, proposed new Route /004 Vergennes Waltham (?), Route Vergennes-Ferrisburg town line 1-033/034 Vergennes (?) to Middlebury Leicester (?) Missing: to to Series: Date: April 30, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Irasburg, Barton, Orleans, Plan for I Surnames Irasburg, Barton, Orleans Surnames on back Irasburg, Barton, Barton River US Route 5, golf course Barton River, Fairgrounds, Elm St., ski area, Portland Pipe Line Crystal Lake

6 Vermont Aerial Photographs 6 Missing: Series: Date: May 2, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Wallingford, Proposed new Route Surnames US Route 7, surnames Haven Hill Road, Wallingford, surnames Wallingford, East Street, VT. Route surnames South Wallingford, Hartsboro US Route 7 Series: Date: November 4, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Wallingford and Clarendon Clarendon, Rutland Railroad, Mill River, Otter Creek US 7, Wallingford-Clarendon town line Wallingford, cemetery, Elfin Lake Series: Date: November 13, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Pittsford, Rutland, Brandon, Proposed New Route /005 Pittsford-Rutland town line, Cedar Dale Stock Farm, US Furnace Road and Plains Road, Pittsford Pittsford Mills Rutland Town, elementary school, Post Road, Chasannia Road Rutland Town, Perkins Road, Stratton Road, Hospital

7 Vermont Aerial Photographs 7 Series: Rutland City-Rutland Town town line East Creek, US Park Street, Creek Road, Rutland Town Rutland-Clarendon town line, N. Clarendon, Cold River Rutland Railroad. Otter Creek Pierce s Corner, Rutland Airport Pittsford-Brandon town line 9-121/124 Brandon Rutland County-Addison County line Brandon Brandon, Country Club Road Otter Valley High School, other notations Missing: to to to Date: April 16, 1959 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Arlington, Shaftsbury, Proposed new Route 9 and Route Fisher School Arlington Notations /013 Shaftsbury Lake Paran, North Bennington Airport, Proposed new Route Lake Paran, Shaftsbury Center Walloomsac River, Vermont Railways Inc, Mt. Anthony Country Club, Bennington Monument Bennington, Middle Pownal Road, notations Bennington-Pownal town line Bennington, notations Bennington, notations Missing: to Series:

8 Vermont Aerial Photographs 8 Date: April 24, 1959 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Arlington, Sunderland, Pownal, Shaftsbury, Proposed new Route Sunderland, Bacon Hollow Road, Roaring Branch Sunderland-Arlington town line, Arlington Arlington-Shaftsbury town line, notations Notations Shaftsbury-Bennington School, notations Shaftsbury-Bennington town line, US Route Pownal, Middle Pownal Road, Jackson Road Barber Road Pownal Pownal Race Track Missing: to Series: Series: Series: Date: November 4, 1958 Number range: to Geographic range: Route 100 and old Route 8 (renumbered Route 155) East Wallingford Old Route 8 (new 155) with arrow to Belmont Weston-Mt. Holly town line Intersection Route 100/Route 8 (new 155) Missing: Date: April 24, 1959 Number range: to Geographic range: Route 8, Stamford, Heartwellville, Readsboro /046 Readsboro Stamford Stamford, Vermont-Massachusetts border

9 Vermont Aerial Photographs 9 Series: Series: Series: Date: November 12, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic range: Route 9, Wilmington to Brattleboro 8-017/018 Wilmington, Harriman Reservoir West Brattleboro, Brattleboro Missing: to Date: April 22, 1959 Number range: to Geographic range: Searsburg, Bennington, Route Searsburg, Deerfield River, Route Woodford-Searsburg town line, Green Mountain Nat l Forest Searsburg, notations Big Pond Woodford Woodford notations Bennington Bennington Missing: to Date: April 24, 1959 Number Range: to Geographic range: Bennington area, Route Vermont-New York border Date: November 4, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Gassetts to North Springfield, Vt. Route Chester-North Springfield town line 6-069/70 North Springfield

10 Vermont Aerial Photographs 10 Series Date: November 4, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Springfield area Black River, US Route 5, Vt. Route Black River joins Connecticut River Springfield Route 11 Missing: Series: Date: May 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Montpelier south to Bethel- Plan for I Montpelier, State House, Construction Nat l Life Ins. Co surnames, Northfield Northfield, Norwich University Route 12 Northfield, Braintree, road to Ellis State Park Randolph Center Rd, Adams Brook, Ayers Brook, Randolph 4-146/148 Bethel Series: Series: Date: April 24, 1958 Number range: to Geographic range: New Haven, Bristol New Haven Bristol Date: November 12, 1958 Number range: to Geographic range: Brattleboro, Proposed I-91, Route 30

11 Vermont Aerial Photographs 11 Series: Series Brattleboro, Retreat Meadows, Route Dummerston Dummerston-Brattleboro town line Newfane Missing: to to Date: April 22, 1959 Number range: to Geographic range: Townshend, Newfane, Dummerston, Route West Townshend? Newfane? Newfane-Dummerston town line, Rock River, Williamsville station Dummerston, West River West Dummerston Stickney Brook Date: May 1, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Proposed I-89 from Colchester to Swanton The Island Interchange, Chimney Corners Colchester-Milton town line Checkerberry Cemetery, surnames Cobble Hill Chittenden-Franklin County Line West Georgia Swanton Swanton-Highgate town line, disbanded Central Vt. RR route Hubbard Corner, surnames Georgia Center, cemetery, surnames Milton-Georgia town line Milton Cemetery Georgia-St. Albans town line, St. Albans-Fairfield town line Fairfield-Fairfax town line, Georgia-Fairfax town line St. Albans

12 Vermont Aerial Photographs St. Albans-Swanton town line, Union Carbide Golf Course Kerbs Memorial Hospital Missing: Series: Date: April 27, 1955 Number Range: to Geographic Range: St. Johnsbury, Danville Plan for I St. Johnsbury, Danville, US 2 (costs of Interstate noted) Central Street Municipal Forest Fairbanks Morse Village of St. Johnsbury, water pipe Filter Plant, Surnames, Canadian-Pacific Railroad Missing: Series: Date April 27, 1958 Number Range: to 2-193, Geographic Range: Danville, St. Johnsbury area south to Barnet, Plan for I Wheelock-Lyndon town line, Vt. Route Lyndon State College, Lyndon Center, cemetery, US Rt Lyndonville, Lily Pond, Minister Hill, Passumpsic St. Johnsbury Airport, St. Johnsbury-Lyndon town line, state forest Ryegate, East Ryegate Connecticut River, Manchester Brook, Bath & Monroe, NH, CPRR Barnet-Ryegate town line Barnet, Ryegate, McIndoe Falls Barnet, Barnet Mountain, Ct. River, CP RR East Barnet Joes Brook Barnet-Waterford town line Missing:

13 Vermont Aerial Photographs 13 Series: Series: 61-I-89 Date: April 27, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Lower Waterford, Proposed I-93 NH to St. Johnsbury Moore Reservoir (on Connecticut River), Vt. Route Surnames Lower Waterford, Mad Brook Surnames Stiles Pond Reservoir, Duck Pond, Vt. Route Moose River, Vt. Route 18 intersection with US Route 2 Date: Number Range: , to Geographic Range: Waterbury I-89 Bridge # Waterbury Bolton Flats? to end of I-89 at that time Missing: , , Series: Vt-62-L See also index section. Date: April 27, 1962 and May 12, 1962 Number Range: to and 26-49, Geographic Range: White River Junction All: White River Junction

14 Vermont Aerial Photographs 14 Series: 61-I-91 Date: November 26, 1961 Number Range: to (skipping about every other number) Geographic Range: Bernardston, MA north (finished portion) 297 Bernardston, MA interchange 353 Brattleboro Not numbered - Brattleboro-Route 5 Interchange Not numbered West River Bridge Missing: Almost every other number See also index section. Series: `` Date: May 8, 1956 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Barre, Berlin, Williamstown Identifiable Towns/landmarks: Barre? Barre City-Berlin town line, I-89 Berlin Interchange Barre Town-Berlin town line Airport Barre City limits, Prospect Street, surnames Surnames Barre Town, Miller Road, surnames Berlin-Williamstown town line, Berlin-Barre town line, Surnames Missing: Series:

15 Vermont Aerial Photographs 15 Date: November 13, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Ludlow, Okemo Mountain, Vt. Route 103 Identifiable towns./landmarks: Ludlow/many identified areas Series: Date: May 1, 1958 Number Range: to Geographic Range: St. Albans west on Vt.-105 to Richford (See attached maps for location identification) Greens Corner, Vt105, Central Vermont Railroad St. Albans, Swanton East Sheldon Enosburg Falls Enosburg Falls East Berkshire, Vt. 105/ Berkshire, Missisquoi River, Vt Richford-Berkshire town line, Central Vermont Railroad Richford Richford Series: Series: 1050 Date: April 21, 1959 Number Range: to Geographic Range: Pownal, Vt. Route New York/Vermont border, Hoosic River Pownal, Vt. Route 346 Date: June 1, 1967 Number Range: Geographic range: I-89 from Waterbury to US/Canada border 25 Waterbury, I-89 Interchange

16 Vermont Aerial Photographs 16 Series: 1050 Series: Richmond, Exit Essex Junction I-89 Interchange 31 South Burlington I-89 Interchange 32 Winooski I-89 Interchange 35 Chimney Corner I-89 Interchange 37 St. Albans, I-89 Interchange construction 39 Swanton, I-89 Interchange 40 United States-Canada border, I-89 Interchange, Lake Champlain Date: April 29, 1967 Number Range: 1-18 Geographic range: I-91 Springfield to Wilder, interchanges 7 Springfield I-91 Interchange 8 Ascutney I-91 Interchange 9 Windsor and I Hartland I-91 Interchange 11/12 White River Junction I-91 Interchange 13 Wilder I-91 Interchange under construction, Wilder Date: April 16, 1957 Number Range: to Geographic range: Bethel, Randolph, Brookfield, Proposed I Randolph-Brookfield approx. town line, Pickles Pond 4-028/031 Surnames 4-033/034 Randolph Center, surnames East Bethel Proposed Bethel Exit 3 interchange, I Brookfield Center Brookfield Lamson Pond Brookfield-Williamstown town line, Rood Pond Missing: to to 4-052

17 Vermont Aerial Photographs 17 Series: Series: Series: Series: to Date: April 27, 1957 Number range: to Geographic Range: Sunderland, Chiselville, East Arlington Sunderland, Bacon Hollow Road Chiselville, East Arlington Date: April 27, 1957 Number Range: to Geographic range: Dorset, Route Dorset, gravel pit, Brophy property Route 7, Mill Pond, Mad Tom Brook, Batten Kill Date: March 31, 1957 Number range: to Geographic range: Manchester, Dorset, Proposed new Route Manchester, village line, golf course Rutland Railroad East Dorset Mill Pond Manchester Center, golf course Vt. Route 7, Equinox Pond, surnames Missing:

18 Vermont Aerial Photographs 18 Series: Date: April 27, 1957 Number range: to Geographic Range: Proposed route I-91, Bradford area Caledonia-Orange County line, Ryegate-Newbury town line Bradford, landowners identified on back Bradford Missing: to Date: March 31, 1957 Number range: to Geographic range: Proposed I-91 Bradford to White River Junction Bradford-Newbury town line Hall s Brooks, South Newbury Peach Four Corners Newbury, Hall s Lake Leighton Hill Ryegate-Newbury town line Ryegate-Newbury town line, Orange-Caledonia County line Bradford-Fairlee town line Sawyer Mountain Lake Morey Fairlee, Lake Morey, golf course Fairlee, landowners listed on back of photo Fairlee-Thetford town line Thetford, surnames Hanover, New Hampshire Pompanoosuc Thetford-Norwich town line Thetford Goodrich Four Corners Norwich Norwich-Hartford town line Wilder, Wilder I-91 interchange White River Junction Missing: to to to to

19 Vermont Aerial Photographs 19 Series: Series: Date: April 19, 1957 Number range: to Geographic range: Proposed I-91, Newport area, US-Canada border Clyde Pond Clyde River Derby Center, proposed Newport interchange Old Putney Farm, surnames Derby Line United States-Canada border Newport, Lake Memphremagog Newport, Lake Memphremagog Clyde Pond, Clyde River Golf course Missing: ? to Date: May 11, 1956 Number range: to Geographic range: Proposed I-89 Burlington-Mallett s Bay area Vt. Route 127, Indian Brook, surnames Colchester Winooski, Camp Johnson Winooski Dorset Street, Vt. Route Spear Street, Route 7 interchange Burlington Winooski-Route 15 interchange Blakey School Mallett s Bay Winooski River Colchester to Burlington

20 Vermont Aerial Photographs 20 Missing: Series: Series: Date: May 20, 1956 Number range: to Geographic range: Chester, Hartford, Quechee, Bethel, Royalton Chester, Middle Branch Chester, landmarks identified by number on back of photo Proposed Quechee I-89 interchange Hartford-Sharon town line, West Hartford, Vt. Rt Sharon Royalton North Royalton Bethel-Royalton town line, 2 nd branch of White River 6-078/79 South Royalton, Vt. Rt Royalton-Sharon town line White River, Sharon Hartford-Sharon town line Missing: to to to to to to to Date: May 20, 1956 Number range: to Geographic range: Proposed I-91, Springfield-Bellows Falls area Connecticut River, I-91-Rt. 103 Interchange, lumber mill, Rutland Railroad Rockingham-Springfield

21 Vermont Aerial Photographs 21 Series: Series: Windsor-Windham county line, Rockingham-Springfield town line Springfield proposed I-91 interchange, Charlestown, NH Surnames Missing: to to to to Date: May 25, 1956 Number range: to Geographic range: Proposed I-89 Richmond, Williston, Essex Junction Richmond-Williston town line, French Hill, US Rt /009 Williston Kirby s Corner, Tafts Corner, Muddy Brook Colchester Pond Essex Junction Tafts Corner 7-075/077 Burlington Airpport Winooski River Missing: to to Date: November 24, 1956 Number range: to Geographic range: Proposed I-91 Springfield to White River Junction Hartland-Windsor town line, Connecticut River 1-004/06 Windsor Weathersfield-Windsor town line Ascutney Springfield-Weathersfield town line surnames

22 Vermont Aerial Photographs 22 Series: Series: 1013 Series: Weathersfield-Ascutney I-91 interchange Windsor-Hartland town line Proposed Hartland interchange surnames White River Junction, Hartford Proposed I-91/I-89 interchange, White River Junction West Lebanon, Lebanon Airport Missing: to to to Date: May 2, 1958 Number range: to Geographic range: East Wallingford 5-028/029 East Wallingford Missing: Date: April 23, 1966 and May 2, 1966 Number range: 2-07, 3-05 to 3-06, 4-05 to 4-10, 5-05 to 5-06, 9-11 to 9-19 (every other one) Geographic range: Bennington 4-06 Bennington, Bennington Monument Date: May 2, 1958 Number range: to Geographic range: Vt. Rt. 110, South Royalton, Tunbridge South Royalton Tunbridge Chelsea Tunbridge 4-180/181 Chelsea

23 Vermont Aerial Photographs 23 Series: Missing: to Date: April 30, 1958 Number range: to Geographic range: Moretown, Waitsfield, Irasville, Route Moretown-Middlesex town line, Central Vermont Railroad, Winooski River, Route Mad River, Moretown 2-133/134 surnames 2-136/138 Moretown Waitsfield Waitsfield Irasville Missing: Series: Series: Date: November 4, 1958 Number range: to Geographic range: Ludlow, North Springfield, Chester, Route Ludlow Gassetts, Route 103 and Chester North Springfield Missing: to to Date: November 8, 1958 Number range: to Geographic range: Sherburne Village, Killington, West. Bridgewater Sherburne Village West Bridgewater Junction Route 4 & Route 100 at Killington

24 Vermont Aerial Photographs 24 Series: Series: Series: Series: VT-62-H Series: VT-62-H Date: November 4, 1958 Number range: to Geographic range: Route 100, Weston, Andover Weston, Ludlow, Andover Date: November 13, 1958 Number range: to Geographic range: Route 100 near Stockbridge 9-174/175 Route 100/Route 107 intersection near Stockbridge Date: April 21, 1959 Number range: to Geographic range: Route 100, north of Stockbridge? Date: May 10, 1962 Number range: to , to , to Geographic range: St. Albans, Milton St. Albans St. Albans Missing: /228 Milton to to Date: May 13, 1962 and May 24, 1963

25 Vermont Aerial Photographs 25 Index Sheets Number range: to and to Geographic range: Vergennes Vergennes B I-89 Milton to S. Albans May 1, 1958 Bennington May 2, 1966 Newport and vicinity April 19, 1957 Montpelier Junction to Bolton November 13 and 15, 1961 (2 sheets) South Royalton November 15, 1961 West Hartford November 15, I-89 Lyndonville to Barton November 15, 1961 Vermont-Massachusetts Line to East Putney November 16, 1961 (3 sheets) Judeen Barwood PaulCarnahan August 2007; revised November 2010 AerialPhotographs.doc

Vermont. Arlington 466. Alburg 729. Adamant 841. Alburg 841. Arlington 704. Arlington 841. Averill 729. Ascutney 841. Barnard 841.

Vermont. Arlington 466. Alburg 729. Adamant 841. Alburg 841. Arlington 704. Arlington 841. Averill 729. Ascutney 841. Barnard 841. Adamant Alburg Alburg Arlington 466 Arlington Arlington Ascutney Averill Bakersfield Barnard Barnet 745 Barnet 839 Barre 479 Barre 712 Barre L-1 TS Barre L-2 E Barton 745 Barton 828 Barton 839 Barton Bellows