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1955 Map of Roxbury

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Roxbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Shepaug River carves a deep valley through Litchfield County in the mid-1950s, defining the rugged character of the Roxbury area. This period captures the landscape just as the Lake Linninonah reservoir was subject to controlled inundation, an engineering shift that reshaped the southern portion of the quadrangle near Roxbury Falls. The river corridor is marked by historic infrastructure, including the Roxbury Sta and the Gaging Sta Wellers Br, illustrating the area's transition from a rail-dependent rural economy to one focused on water management and recreation.

Local history is preserved in the placement of the Burnham Sch in Bridgewater and the concentration of early burial sites like the Old Leavonworth Cem and Center Cem. From the heights of the Roxbury Fire Tower to the small settlements at Judds Bridge and Kinneys Corners, the map documents a network of winding country roads such as Chalybes Rd and Wellers Bridge Rd that connect family-named landmarks and the steep ridges of Moosehorn Hill and Mine Hill.