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1950 Map of Ellsworth

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Ellsworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

The Housatonic River carves a deep valley through Litchfield County in this mid-century topographic record, serving as the primary corridor for the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad. Steep ridgelines like Sharon Mountain and Ellsworth Hill define the rugged interior, where small crossroads settlements such as South Ellsworth and Pearson Corners persist amidst a landscape of state-protected lands. The map details the early route of the Appalachian Trail as it traverses the heights of Skiff Mountain and St John Ledges, passing near the Macedonia Brook State Park boundary.

Local history is preserved in the location of family and community burial grounds, including the Sharon Eastside Cem and the remote Skiff Mtn Cem. The transition from agrarian life to recreational use is evident in the sprawling Housatonic State Forest and the proximity of seasonal hamlets like Mitcheltown. Water features such as Bog Meadow Pond and Hatch Pond fill the high basins between the peaks of the Taconic range, feeding numerous small brooks that descend toward the river valley.