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1955 Map of Chepachet

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Chepachet
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Pascoag Reservoir and the Chepachet River anchor this mid-century landscape in Northwest Rhode Island, where industrial villages grew along the water's power. Dense clusters of development at Pascoag, Harrisville, and Bridgeton reveal a legacy of manufacturing supported by the New York New Haven and Hartford RR. This survey, updated with 1970 photogrammetric data, captures the region as it balanced its mill-town origins with the expansion of recreational and conservation lands like the George Washington Memorial State Forest.

Further south, the village of Chepachet sits at the junction of the Putnam Pike and Victory Highway, surrounded by smaller hamlets like Spring Grove and Gazzaville. The terrain is characterized by numerous small ponds and family-named landmarks such as Tourtellotte Hill and Absalona Hill, providing a detailed look at the rural character of Providence County before modern suburban development intensified.