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1953 Map of Oneco

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Oneco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Moosup River drainage patterns define this mid-century landscape along the Connecticut and Rhode Island border, where industrial hamlets like Sterling and Oneco developed around water power and the New York New Haven and Hartford rail line. The terrain transitions from the steeper ridges of Ekonk Hill and Hopkins Hill in the west toward the pond-dotted lowlands of West Greenwich to the east.

Social and civic life is anchored by family-named landmarks and rural institutions, including the Ekonk Ch, Green Sch, and the Gallup Cem. Large tracts of the Pachaug State Forest dominate the southern portion of the map, while smaller settlements such as Rice City and Moosup Valley mark the historic crossroads of the eastern interior. The presence of Riconn Airport and a Lookout Tower near Ekonk reflect the modernizing infrastructure of the early 1950s.