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1967 Map of Moodus

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Moodus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Salmon River flows through a landscape defined by state forests and several small Connecticut villages during the early 1970s. The region is marked by its historic river-crossing infrastructure, most notably the Old Comstock Bridge spanning the river near Leesville. To the east, the settlement of Moodus sits near the Moodus Reservoir, while the industrial and rail history of the area is preserved in the trace of the Old Railroad Grade winding through Colchester.

Land use across this portion of Middlesex and New London counties includes significant protected acreage within the Salmon River State Forest. Local genealogy and community history are well-represented by numerous burial grounds such as St Bridgets Cem and Ponemah Cem. The map captures the area just as suburban development began to intersect with the traditional rural character of places like East Hampton and the scattered ponds and swamps including Babcock Pond and Babcock Swamp.