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1892 Map of Norwich

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Norwich
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

Norwich serves as the industrial and tidal anchor of this late 19th-century survey, situated at the head of the Thames River where the Yantic River and Shetucket River converge. The landscape is defined by the convergence of three major rail lines—the New York and New England Railroad, the New London Northern Railroad, and the Norwich and Worcester RR—which facilitated the growth of mill towns like Taftville, Baltic, and Greeneville.

Beyond the urban manufacturing centers, the map reveals a countryside punctuated by dozens of named elevations such as Obwebetuck Hill and Pautipaug Hill. Genealogists will find interest in localized settlements like Long Society and Bozrah Street, as well as the Camp Meeting grounds near Willimantic. The drainage patterns of Merrick Brook and the Quinebaug River illustrate the water-power geography that once drove Eastern Connecticut's economy.