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1968 Map of Guilford

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Guilford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Guilford and its surrounding coastal hamlets are captured here during a period of infrastructure expansion in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The coastline is defined by intricate inlets like Sachem Head and Joshua Cove, where numerous rocky outcrops such as the Goose Rocks and Foskett Island dot the Long Island Sound. Inland, the town's colonial roots are visible in the distribution of family-named landmarks and multiple burying grounds including Nut Plains Cem and West Side Cem.

The map documents the mid-century transportation network, showing the Penn Central railroad serving the Guilford Sta alongside the newly established Connecticut Turnpike. This modernization contrasts with older water-powered sites like the Witch Hazel Millpond and Town Millpond. Heavy woodland within the Cockaponset State Forest covers much of the northern terrain, surrounding historic clusters like North Guilford and the elevated reaches of Race Hill.