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1897 Map of Sandisfield

Name: 1897 Topographic Map of Sandisfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Farmington River and its West Branch carve a deep north-south corridor through this high-country borderland between Massachusetts and Connecticut. Recorded by W.H. Lovell and Willard D. Johnson, the landscape is defined by its numerous small hamlets and significant water bodies. Local centers such as Sandisfield, New Boston, and Monterey are connected by a network of early roads, including Larkin Road near the massive Otis Reservoir.

The terrain is exceptionally high and varied, featuring prominent summits like Kingsbury Mt, Hunger Mt, and Mt Pisgah. In the Connecticut section to the south, the settlement at Colebrook River sits at a critical junction of the river and Sandy Brook, while the Massachusetts side is dotted with numerous ponds like Benton Lake and Lake Garfield. This survey reveals the late 19th-century reliance on these valley settlements before the modern expansion of larger regional hubs.