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1956 map and street list

1956 Burlington map cover 1956, James C. Piper Inc. ad

I’m sure you’ll notice some oddities. Skilton Lane is a dotted line, not a real road. Chandler Road is a lonely dead-end with no streets near it. There’s no Mall Road. There’s only one South Bedford Street because the Mall Road hadn’t come along to force a re-configuration of that whole area. Fox Hill Elementary didn’t exist, nor did Fox Hill Road or any of its off-shoots, Mountain Road continued to Cambridge Street. And the map shows “Old Road,” a continuation of Peach Orchard from Winn Street to Cambridge Street alongside Memorial School. It’s visible in this 1954 aerial:

And I’m sure you’ll notice some errors. For example, Olean Rd. is identified as Orleans. For further information from the same time frame, here’s a 1957 Burlington telephone directory.

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