1945 Map of Norwich

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The Shetucket River and Quinebaug River converge in this mid-1940s landscape, shaping the industrial and residential core of Norwich. The river valley acts as a corridor for the New York New Haven and Hartford RR, connecting mill towns and settlements like Taftville, Occum, and Versailles. The map's detail is particularly rich in its documentation of local institutions, from the Free Academy and Elizabeth St Sch to the sprawling State Sanitarium and Lisbon Country Club. While the city center is shown with landmark buildings, the surrounding hills such as Plain Hill and Ox Hill are dotted with reservoirs and smaller hamlets like Norwichtown and Yantic. These features illustrate the transition from a dense river-powered manufacturing center to the more open, agricultural highlands of Lisbon and Sprague.