1892 Map of Webster

About this map

Webster and its surrounding mill towns anchor this late nineteenth-century industrial landscape across the border of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The region is defined by a dense network of water-powered industry along the French River and Quinebaug River, supporting clusters of workforce housing and manufacturing centers like Merino Village, North Village, and East Village. The geography reveals a transition from the rolling elevations of Pakachoag Hill and Dorothy Hill in the north toward the expansive waters of Manchaug Pond and the Stiles Reservoir.