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1893 Map of Bridgeport

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Bridgeport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

The coastal industrial landscape of southern Connecticut unfolds at the end of the 19th century, dominated by the dense street grids and burgeoning harbor of Bridgeport. The map details the complex shoreline of Long Island Sound, where Black Rock Harbor and Yellow Mill Pond supported a maritime economy. To the east, the Housatonic River separates Stratford from the smaller settlements and farms of Milford.

Inland, the terrain rises toward Stratford Hill and Success Hill, punctuated by a network of water resources including Island Brook Reservoir and Bunnell Pond. The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad cuts a definitive path through the region, linking the industrial hubs of East Bridgeport and North Bridgeport with the wider Northeast. Public spaces like Beardsley Park appear as established features of the urban layout, reflecting the era's civic development.