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1955 Map of East Killingly

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of East Killingly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The borderlands of Killingly, Connecticut, and Foster, Rhode Island, reveal a landscape defined by industrial waterpower and rural crossroads in the mid-1950s. The Five Mile River and Whetstone Brook support a sequence of reservoirs and settlements like Ballouville and East Killingly, while the higher ground to the east transitions into the rocky terrain of Jerimoth Hill and Mt Hygeia. This survey captures the region just as modern infrastructure like the Hartford Pike and Danielson Pike began to reshape traditional travel routes.

Local history is preserved in the numerous small burial grounds and rural institutions scattered across the quadrangle, including Paine Cem and the North Foster Ch. The presence of Old Furnace State Park near the Quinebaug River hints at the area's early industrial roots, while the complex network of ponds like Killingly Pond and Snake Meadow Pond reflects a centuries-old history of water management for local mills and agriculture.