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1952 Map of Hartford South

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

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Trinity College and the southern urban landscape of Hartford dominate this early 1950s survey, revealing a period of significant institutional and infrastructure development. The map details the residential expansion into Wethersfield and Newington, tracing the early paths of the Wilbur Cross Highway and the Berlin Turnpike. Along the Connecticut River, the importance of aviation and transit is evident at Brainard Aviation Field and the Glastonbury Ferry crossing.

Institutional footprints are particularly prominent, from the historic State Prison in Wethersfield to the State Veterans Home and the Cedar Crest Sanatorium. For local historians, the sheet preserves the locations of numerous neighborhood schools like Bulkeley High Sch and Webster Hill Sch, alongside diverse social spaces including the Indian Hill Country Club and several large cemeteries such as Rose Hill Cemetery and the Veterans Cem.