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1967 Map of New Haven

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of New Haven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

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The dense urban and academic core of New Haven is captured during a period of significant mid-century expansion, evidenced by the purple-tinted urban extensions around Yale University and several regional colleges. This 1967 survey, revised in the early 1980s, illustrates the complex infrastructure of the harbor area, where the Quinnipiac River meets Long Island Sound near City Point and Forbes Bluff. The landscape is dominated by institutional landmarks, from the sprawling VA Hospital in West Haven to the specialized campuses of Albertus Magnus College and Southern Connecticut State College.

Topographical interest is concentrated along the dramatic north-south corridor of West Rock Ridge and Pine Rock, which provide a sharp vertical contrast to the residential neighborhoods of Whitneyville and Fair Haven. Local history and genealogy researchers will find immense detail in the city's parish schools, such as St Stanislaus Sch and St Rose Sch, along with the extensive grounds of St Lawrence Cemetery and the West Haven-Green Cems.