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1903 Map of Cornwall

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Cornwall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1927
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1927

About this map

Salisbury and Lakeville anchor the northwestern reaches of this Litchfield County landscape, situated near the iron-rich terrain of Ore Hill and the waters of Wononskopomuc Lake. The Housatonic River carves a deep path through the center of the survey, serving as a corridor for the Berkshire Division of the New York New Haven and Hartford RR. Along this river valley, industrial and transport hubs like Falls Village, West Cornwall, and Cornwall Bridge appear at the height of their early 20th-century development.

Upland areas are defined by the massive Canaan Mountain and numerous peaks such as Barrack Mt and Mohawk Mountain. The map details a network of rural hamlets including Sharon Valley, Ellsworth, and Cornwall Center, connected by primitive roads before the modernization of the state highway system. These settlements, often centered around mills or railroad stops like Limerock Sta, reflect a period where local industry and geography were inextricably linked.