This bird’s-eye view print of West Lebanon, New Hampshire, with White River Junction, Vermont, was drawn and published by George E. Norris, Burleigh Lith. in 1889. West Lebanon was incorporated in 1761 along the Connecticut River.
The area’s Mascoma River provided power to the many mills and manufactories that were established here it in the 1800's. West Lebanon was an important railroad junction town, with railroad yards and shops located just across the river in White River Junction, VT.
The bridge across the Connecticut was built in 1803. By the mid-1800's, White River Junction maintained several different railway lines, making it one of Vermont’s largest railroad centers.
The illustration includes labeled roads, bridges, buildings, waterways and railroad routes.
Features references to the following locations:
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION:
Episcopal Church.
Methodist Church.
Catholic Church.
Union Depot.
Post Office.
Junction House.
High and Graded Schools.
National Bank.
Savings Bank.
Geo. W. Smith, Baker and Confectioner.
T. F. & M. J. Bogle, Wholesale Jewelers.
C. M. Trask & Co., Druggists and Apothecaries.
N. P. Wheeler, Groceries, Boots and Shoes.
John O’Neill & Co., General Merchandise.
D. P. Ring, Custom Tailoring.
H. L. Nott, Iron and Brass Works.
Mrs. Agnes Humphrey, Laundry.
Rev. Father Jas. B. Whitaker, Catholic Parsonage.
Landmark Office.
WEST LEBANON:
Congregational Church.
Tilden Seminary.
Schools.
Station, Northern Div., B. & M. R. R.
Sargent’s House, D. H. Sargent.
Horace French, Wholesale Stationery and Notions.