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1954 Map of New Haven

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of New Haven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Yale University and the expansive Yale Bowl anchor the urban landscape of New Haven in this mid-century survey. The city's dense residential grid is clearly partitioned by major institutions and natural boundaries, from the steep ascent of West Rock Ridge in the west to the tidal reaches of the Quinnipiac River and New Haven Harbor. The era's transportation shifts are evident in the complex rail networks of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad intersecting with the burgeoning Connecticut Turnpike.

To the south, the coastal character of Savin Rock and Sea Bluff contrasts with the industrial and educational hubs to the north, such as Albertus Magnus College and State Teachers College. Genealogists will find significant value in the detailed plotting of numerous cemeteries, including St Lawrence Cemetery and Hamden Plains Cemetery, as well as the neighborhood-by-neighborhood identification of local schools like Woolsey Sch and Dunbar Hill Sch.