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1907 Map of Sandisfield

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Sandisfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1930
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1930

About this map

Otis Reservoir and the West Branch Farmington River dominate the landscape of this Massachusetts and Connecticut borderland survey. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of upland peaks and family-named hills, including Kingsbury Mt, Hunger Mt, and Seymour Mt. Numerous small settlements are distributed along the river valleys and mountain gaps, such as New Boston, Tyringham, and Southfield, reflecting the decentralized rural economy of the late 19th century.

Water resources are abundant, ranging from the large expanse of the Otis Reservoir to smaller bodies like Lake Garfield and White Lily Pond. The Boundary Line between Massachusetts and Connecticut bisects the sheet, showing how regional infrastructure like the Clam River and Silver Brook ignores political borders. This document, based on 1886 field surveys by W.H. Lovell and Willard D. Johnson, preserves the early distribution of farmsteads and crossroads before the 20th-century expansion of larger regional centers.