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1953 Map of Long Hill

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Long Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Housatonic River and the New York New Haven and Hartford RR define the eastern edge of this mid-century landscape, where industrial remnants meet a growing suburban residential pattern. In the town of Monroe, the map documents essential community foundations including the Monroe Sch and Monroe Cem, while the rugged geography of the Lower White Hills and Upper White Hills dominates the central terrain.

Water management is a central theme, evidenced by the infrastructure of the Means Brook Reservoir, Isinglass Reservoir, and Trap Falls Reservoir. Local family history is preserved through numerous named burial grounds like Walkers Farm Cem and Cutlers Farm Cem. Modern technology of the era is represented by the Booth Hill Tower (WICC-TV), standing as a prominent landmark above Trumbull and the surrounding valley near Long Hill.