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1954 Map of Guilford

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Guilford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Cockaponset State Forest dominates the inland landscape of this mid-century New Haven County survey, revealing a densely wooded upland transitioning toward the Long Island Sound shoreline. The village of Guilford serves as the central hub, where the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad cuts through the coastal marshes near the Guilford Sta. To the north, the terrain is defined by family-named landmarks like Melissa Jones Sch and the secluded Monastery near North Guilford.

Coastal geography is intricately detailed, showing the complex network of islands and points such as Sachems Head, Leetes Island, and the Great Harbor Hunting Area. The map documents the pre-modernization character of local travel along the Boston Post Road and Peddlers Road, capturing the distribution of rural schools and small ponds before extensive suburban expansion altered the drainage patterns of the West River and East River basins.