1959 Map of Botsford

About this map

Redding Ridge and the surrounding Fairfield County uplands are documented here just as suburban growth began to reach into the rural interior of southwest Connecticut. The landscape is defined by its deep reservoirs, including the Saugatuck Reservoir and Easton Reservoir, which transformed the local drainage patterns of the Aspetuck River and its tributaries. Local history is anchored by early settlement nodes like Hattertown, where the Hattertown Cem remains, and Stepney along the eastern edge. The corridor of the Housatonic RR passes through the northeast, serving industrial sites like the Gravel Pits near Botsford. This survey reveals a transition from an agrarian past—evidenced by numerous small family-named peaks like Meekers Hill and Hirams Hill—to a landscape increasingly managed for regional water needs and residential expansion.