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1944 Map of Oneco

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Oneco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Oneco and Sterling anchor this mid-century look at the Connecticut-Rhode Island borderlands, where the Moosup River carves a path through the rolling terrain of Windham and Kent counties. The industrial and transit patterns of the 1940s are evident in the route of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad and the Plainfield Pike, which connect local settlements like Almyville and Rice City.

Rural life is deeply documented through local landmarks such as the Sterling Hill Sch and the Gallup Cem. Higher elevations like Ekonk Hill, topped with a Fire Tower, overlook a landscape dotted with numerous water bodies including Carbuncle Pond and Moosup Pond. The map also captures the ecclesiastical geography of the era, from Ekonk Ch in the west to Hopkins Hollow Ch and West Greenwich Ch near the state line.