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1893 Map of Moosup

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Moosup
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The Quinebaug River and Moosup River anchor this late 19th-century survey of the borderlands between Windham County and Rhode Island. The landscape is defined by a dense network of early industrial settlements and rail infrastructure, centered on the intersection of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad and the New York and New England Railroad. Mill-driven villages like Central Village, Almyville, and Jewett City appear alongside smaller hamlets such as Oneco and Hopkins Hollow.

To the south, the terrain shifts into the water-rich region of Voluntown, where the sprawling Pachaug Pond and the Pachaug River dominate the topography. The map details the transition from the industrial valley floors to more elevated features like Rixtown Mountain and Mount Misery. This record of the 1880s landscape captures the region before 20th-century road developments, preserving the original configuration of town lines and rural routes through Griswold and Sterling.