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1952 Map of Hartford North

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Hartford North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Hartford's urban core and its expanding northern suburbs are captured here at a moment of significant mid-century growth. The densely developed street grids of Hartford and East Hartford are bisected by the Connecticut River, spanned by the Bulkeley Bridge and the Charter Oak Bridge. This period shows the city's established institutional character, anchored by Trinity College and the La Salette Seminary, while the northern reaches toward Bloomfield and Windsor maintain more open terrain.

The landscape is marked by a high density of parochial and private educational institutions, from the St Thomas Seminary to the Loomis Institute and St Joseph College. To the north, the Farmington River winds through Windsor, passing the Chaffee Sch and several historic burial grounds including Mt St Benedict Cemetery. The presence of Rentschler Airport in the southeast and the State Institute For Blind near Blue Hills reflects the diverse industrial and social infrastructure of the Connecticut capital region.