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1964 Map of Durham

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Durham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Durham and Durham Center serve as the primary hubs in this central Connecticut landscape, situated where the Coginchaug River and Allyn Bk drain northward through the valley. The map reveals a post-war rural community maintaining its educational infrastructure with the Korn Sch and Brewster Sch, while the rugged southern terrain around Bluff Head and Broomstick Ledges remains largely undeveloped forest and watershed.

A notable network of conservation and recreation areas is established here, including Millers Pond State Park and Trimountain State Park. The geography is defined by a series of north-south ridges like Pistapaug Mountain and Totoket Mountain, which hem in numerous water bodies such as Quonnipaug Lake and the Menunkatuck Reservoir. This survey captures the transition of the local transport network as Conrail lines bisect the meadows and the Genesee Tunnel facilitates movement through the hills.