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1951 Map of New Hartford

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of New Hartford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Barkhamsted Reservoir dominates the central corridor of this Litchfield County landscape, reflecting the mid-century transformation of the area into a critical water resource for the region. The map captures the engineering of the Saville Dam and the Richards Corner Dam, which created the Compensating Reservoir to manage the flow of the Farmington River. This utility-driven development is juxtaposed with the preservation of massive tracts of public land, including Peoples State Forest and Tunxis State Forest, which cover the surrounding ridgelines like Ratlum Mountain and Ragged Mtn.

Smaller hamlets like Barkhamsted and North Canton remain centered around local landmarks, such as the Washington Hill Ch and the North Canton Cem. In the northwest, Hartland and East Hartland sit near the Massachusetts border, while historic features like the Indian Council Cave and the camps of Merritt Camp and Camp Vreeland suggest a landscape used for both traditional forestry and mid-century recreation.