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1893 Map of Cornwall

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

USGS Topo · Published 1893

About this map

The Housatonic River carves a deep valley through Litchfield County in this late-nineteenth-century survey, serving as the primary corridor for the Housatonic Railroad. The landscape reflects a well-established iron and agricultural economy, with the mining district of Ore Hill and the industrial activity at Lime Rock and Falls Village clearly visible. These valleys are contrasted by the sharp elevation of the Berkshires, including Canaan Mountain and Mohawk Mountain.

Prominent water bodies like Wononscopomuc Lake and Wononpakok Lake border the village of Lakeville, which sits at a junction with the New England and Western Railroad. The map details the network of small settlements and post offices such as Cornwall Hollow, Ellsworth, and Amenia Union on the New York Connecticut Boundary Line, providing a view of the region's distribution of farmsteads and rural centers before twentieth-century suburbanization.