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1951 Map of Tariffville

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Tariffville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The Farmington River winds through the village of Tariffville, serving as a focal point for the settlement patterns in north-central Connecticut at the end of the 1940s. The landscape is characterized by the sudden rise of the Barn Door Hills and Bushy Hill, which separate the agricultural valleys from the more secluded terrain of the Mc Lean Game Refuge. Small hamlets such as Goodrichville, Pegville, and Floydville are clearly defined, showing the distribution of local commerce and community life prior to late-century suburbanization.

Transportation infrastructure is anchored by the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad line, which connects the centers of Granby and Simsbury. Notable local landmarks include the Swedish Pilgrim Ch, several rural burying grounds like Cooley Cem, and the early aviation site at Simsbury Landing Field. The presence of a Quarry near The Notch and the industrial label for Mechanicsville suggest a legacy of local resource extraction and milling along the Salmon Brook tributaries.