1968 Map of Southington

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Southington Mountain dominates the center of this landscape, creating a dramatic physical divide between the industrial and residential growth in Southington to the east and the watershed-heavy terrain of Wolcott to the west. This mid-century survey reveals a region in transition, where late-nineteenth-century sites like the Olde Burying Ground and Wonx Spring Cem coexist with modern developments like Interstate 84 and the Tyrrell Sch Drive-in Theater. The eastern corridor is densely packed with local landmarks, including the State Reformatory in Cheshire and the Penn Central rail lines serving Milldale and Plantsville. To the west, the landscape is defined by its water resources, from the recreational waters of Hitchcock Lake to the vital storage of Southington Reservoir No. 1 and the Scovill Reservoir. The detailed mapping of local schools like Alcott Sch and Beecher Street Sch provides excellent ground-truth for those researching family history in the New Haven and Hartford county borderlands.