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1952 Map of Hartford North

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Hartford North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Hartford and its northern suburbs are captured in a period of significant mid-century density, centered on the Connecticut River and the bustling rail lines of the New York New Haven and Hartford. The map illustrates the concentration of educational and religious institutions that defined the capital city's social fabric, ranging from the St Thomas Seminary and La Salette Seminary to St Joseph College.

The landscape transitions from the urban core of West Hartford and East Hartford into the developing residential and agricultural reaches of Bloomfield and Windsor. Local landmarks like the State Institute for Blind, the Armory, and numerous cemeteries including Mt St Benedict Cemetery and Spring Grove Cem provide specific points of reference for genealogists and researchers tracking the growth of the region before the expansion of the modern interstate system.