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1963 Map of Danbury

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Danbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Danbury serves as the industrial and civic anchor of this Fairfield County landscape during the early 1960s, a period marked by significant postwar suburban expansion around its historic core. The city is dense with institutional landmarks, from the Danbury Hospital and State College to the sprawling Danbury Fairgrounds and Danbury Municipal Airport. Beyond the urban center, the geography is defined by the massive footprint of Lake Candlewood, whose jagged shoreline is lined with residential developments like Candlewood Isle and Candlewood Shores.

To the north and west, the terrain rises toward Bear Mtn and the Pootatuck State Forest, while the south is characterized by transit corridors like the New York New Haven and Hartford RR. This survey captures a specific moment when earlier industrial sites, such as the Oil Millpond, existed alongside modern installations like the Federal Correctional Institution. Local history is well-preserved through numerous burial grounds, including the Old Main St Cem and Wooster Cem.