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2015 Map of New Preston

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of New Preston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

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Lake Waramaug serves as a western anchor for this section of Litchfield County, where the hills rise steeply from the water's edge at Mt Bushnell and Tinker Hill. The Shepaug River valley carves through the center of the landscape, feeding into the Upper Shepaug Reservoir and Shepaug Reservoir, which dominate the central corridor. The drainage patterns of Bee Brook and Mallory Brook illustrate the high relief that defined the historic agricultural and milling potential of settlements like Washington and New Preston.

Tracing the secondary roads reveals a network of high-elevation landmarks such as Rabbit Hill and The Pinnacle, interspersed with local heritage sites. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Romford Cem near Romford and the Judea Cem further south. The map documents a landscape of scattered hills and peaks, including Baldwin Hill and Fenn Hill, which have long shaped the boundaries and character of these rural Connecticut communities.