1893 Map of Moosup

About this map

Industrial villages and small farming hamlets define the borderlands of Windham and New London counties during the late nineteenth century. The Quinebaug River and Pachaug River corridors anchor the region's economy, supporting mill settlements like Wauregan, Pachaug, and Glasgo. The map illustrates a complex network of rail infrastructure, including the New York and New England Railroad Moosup Division and the Norwich and Worcester Railroad, which converge at Plainfield Junction. This transit network facilitated the movement of goods between manufacturing centers like Moosup and rural outposts across the Rhode Island Connecticut Boundary Line. To the south and east, the landscape transitions into the hills of Voluntown and Exeter, where family-named landmarks like Pendleton Hill and Hopkins Hollow reflect the area's deep-rooted agricultural and domestic history.