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1928 Map of Cromwell

Name: 1928 Topographic Map of Cromwell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1928
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1928

About this map

The Connecticut River serves as the dominant geographic feature of this 1928 survey, separating Cromwell and Portland as it flows past Middletown. The landscape is a complex network of smaller waterways and drainage patterns, including the Mattabesset River and its confluence with the Little River, alongside Sumner Brook and W Swamp Br. This edition is particularly notable for being an advance sheet compiled from aerial photographs taken by the Air Corps, documenting the region's infrastructure before significant mid-century suburban expansion.

Industrial and transport corridors are defined by the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad lines, which connect specialized settlements such as Rockfall, South Farms, and East Berlin. The terrain transitions from riverbottom lands to a series of named elevations to the west, including Higby Mountain, Coe Hill, and Prospect Hill. Local leisure and rural life are centered around Beseck Lake and various reservoirs that dot the Middlefield area.