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1967 Map of Mount Carmel

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Mount Carmel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Mt Carmel and the distinctive ridgelines of Sleeping Giant State Park anchor this late 1960s study of New Haven County's northern suburbs. The landscape reflects a period of significant institutional and residential growth, featuring the campus of Quinnipiac College and the expanding footprints of Hamden and Cheshire. The Mill River corridor serves as a focal point for local industry and infrastructure, including the Penn Central rail line and the Axle Shop Pond.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local markers, from the Central Burying Ground in Centerville to the isolated Old Bethany Cem and Sperry Cem. The map captures the transition between dense valley settlements like Millbrook and the protected lands of Naugatuck State Forest. This survey records a mid-century Connecticut landscape where rural traditions, represented by the Agricultural Experiment Sta, began meeting the modern suburban era defined by the Wilbur Cross Parkway.