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1964 Map of Glastonbury

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Glastonbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

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Rentschler Airport anchors the northwest corner of this Connecticut landscape, showing the mid-century industrial and residential expansion into the hills east of the Connecticut River. The geography transitions from the flat Glastonbury Meadows and Keeney Cove through bustling villages like Welles Village and East Hartford Gardens, climbing into the significant elevations of Minnechaug Mtn and Kongscut Mtn.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from the central Town Hall and Glastonbury Green Cem to outlying settlements at Hopewell and Addison. The eastern half is defined by the protected wilderness of Meshomasic State Forest, where the terrain becomes more complex around Dark Hollow Brook and Meshomasic Mtn. Numerous local schools, including the O'Connell Sch and Academy Jr High Sch, are carefully recorded alongside small neighborhood water bodies like Hills Pond and Addison Pond.