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1955 Map of Putnam

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Putnam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Industrial and academic centers define this mid-century landscape where the French River meets the Quinebaug River. The city of Putnam serves as the regional hub, supported by the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad line and institutional anchors like Putnam Academy and Day Kimball Hospital. To the west and north, the character shifts toward historic educational campuses and smaller mill settlements, including Woodstock Academy in Woodstock and Annhurst College near South Woodstock.

The topography is marked by a series of prominent rises such as Bull Hill and Prospect Hill, which overlook a network of ponds and reservoirs including Roseland Lake and Wappaquasset Pond. This survey captures the connectivity of Windham County before the later expansion of the interstate system, highlighting the older local roads like the New Haven and Hartford route that linked these manufacturing and farming communities.