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1892 Map of Granby

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Granby
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1897
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1897

About this map

The Farmington River and its numerous branches dominate this late nineteenth-century topography, carving through the ridges of Hartford and Litchfield Counties. The landscape is defined by the industrial and transport corridors of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, which follows the river valleys to connect settlements like Collinsville, Tariffville, and Simsbury. Notable landmarks of the era are clearly visible, including the Heublein Tower and Bartlett Tower perched atop the eastern ridges, and the evocatively named Satans Kingdom along the river's path through New Hartford.

Smaller hamlets and stations such as Pine Meadow, North Canton, and West Avon are documented alongside the rural terrain of the Barndoor Hills and Bushy Hills. This survey captures the region during a peak period of rail-driven development, before modern roadways replaced the iron paths. Genealogists and local historians can trace the exact placement of early settlements and rail stops like Granby Station and Burlington Station as they existed at the turn of the century.