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1956 Map of South Canaan

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of South Canaan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Canaan Mountain and the deep woods of the Housatonic State Forest dominate this Litchfield County landscape, where the Housatonic River carves a path through the valley. The river’s course is marked by the industrial and social hubs of Falls Village and Amesville, supported by the Penn Central railroad line. To the south, the village of Cornwall Hollow and the Cornwall Consolidated School serve the rural farming communities of Cornwall.

The terrain is notably steep, rising from the riverbanks to peaks like Bradford Mountain and Music Mountain. Higher elevations are home to specialized sites including the Yale University Forestry School and the scenic Appalachian Trail, which traverses the ridgelines. Local history is preserved in numerous family and community graveyards, from the Munson Cemetery in the north to the Sedgwick Cemetery near the southern boundary.