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2012 Map of Kent

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Kent
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Housatonic River carves a deep path through this Litchfield County landscape, anchoring a series of valley settlements from Kent and Kent Furnace in the north to Gaylordsville in the south. The terrain is defined by prominent high points like Bull Mountain and Mount Algo, which overlook a network of smaller brooks and ponds including Hatch Pond and the W Aspetuck River.

Local history is preserved in a dense collection of small rural burial grounds such as Peet Cem, Long Mountain Cem, and the Congregational Cem. The map reveals a transition from the river-oriented villages of Flanders and Merwinsville to the higher, more dispersed communities of Kent Hollow and Upper Merryall. Recreational and agricultural history is evident in the numerous camps and the presence of Lake Waramaug in the northeastern corner.