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1893 Map of Waterbury

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Waterbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1898
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1898

About this map

Industrial centers and small agricultural townships across the Litchfield and New Haven county line define this late nineteenth-century landscape. The Naugatuck River serves as the primary corridor for commerce and transport, carrying the Naugatuck Div. N.Y. N.H. & H. R.R. through manufacturing hubs like Thomaston and Waterville. In the southeast, the urban density of Waterbury contrasts with the surrounding uplands, where family-named landmarks like Latimer Hill and Town Plot Hill overlook the river valleys.

Away from the industrial river corridor, the terrain transitions to the recreational and farming landscapes of Bantam Lake and Quassapaug Pond. This survey captures numerous historic hamlets including Hotchkissville, Minortown, and Reynolds Bridge before twentieth-century suburban expansion. The rail network, featuring the New England R. R. and spurs like the Watertown branch, illustrates how deeply connected these Connecticut hills were to the broader regional economy during the 1890s.