1892 Map Question!

[owena1]

Hey everyone,

So I've been doing a little research lately on my area. Ive been trying to locate homesites for next season; not much luck yet. This one im looking at is located in a patch of woods however on the map it shows two dotted lines going right by it (circled in the picture). Does anyone know what that could represent? Not roads, water, or railroad i know that. Figuring this out would help me a lot. Also any other suggestions for finding homesites would be greatly appreciated. Ive been going by this map and historicalaerials.com but im not sure if there is anything specific i should be looking for. Thanks!




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[Digger_O'Dell]

Could be a lot of things. Maybe a footpath, or a planned road?

[owena1]

Could be a lot of things. Maybe a footpath, or a planned road?

Its almost 3 miles long

[Digger_O'Dell]

The Appalachian trail is 2200 miles

[del]

by the time that map was made for the town records that road (the two dotted lines) was probably an abandon and or unimproved road or even a private right of way and not a town right of way. If there is a home site on this t has to be a road of some type.

[Lodge Scent]

Some of those abandoned roads become almost impossible to follow or even see after 150-200 years of nonuse. I've spend hours on some just zigzagging through the woods just trying to see some remnant of the old twin track. Worth checking out though!

[owena1]

by the time that map was made for the town records that road (the two dotted lines) was probably an abandon and or unimproved road or even a private right of way and not a town right of way. If there is a home site on this t has to be a road of some type.

I never thought of that. Hm. Seems as if it goes directly to a homesite. Maybe a private road or abandoned. I think you're right


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[BTV Digger]

Cross reference intersections of your town of interest via GoogleEarth and present town maps, and the old maps available online (there are several) or through the local library. Identify corners or sections of road/fields where homes use to be, or where roads used to be but are no longer there. If on private property certainly obtain permission first. If on town property check and make sure you're allowed to hunt there and there aren't ordinances in place. Check and see if NH DOT has maps of class 4, 5 or 6 roads. Usually you can find a few sites along those as well. I've found many here in VT. Good luck.

John

John