1944 Map of Jewett City

About this map

Jewett City serves as the industrial and transportation anchor for this mid-century portrait of New London County, situated at the confluence of the Pachaug River and Quinebaug River. The village's importance is underscored by the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad line and a dense network of local roads including Hartford Road and Norwich Road. Moving east and south, the landscape shifts from the compact manufacturing centers of Clayville and Glasgo into the wooded tracts of the Pachaug State Forest. The map documents a rural society deeply rooted in its local institutions, evidenced by numerous schoolhouses such as Pachaug Sch and the Northwest Corner Sch. A series of interconnected water bodies, including the expansive Pachaug Pond and Hopeville Pond, reveal how the river system was harnessed for both industry and recreation in townships like Griswold and Voluntown.