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1946 Map of West Granville

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of West Granville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

West Granville and Granville Center anchor this mid-1940s landscape, which spans the state line between Hampden County, Massachusetts, and Hartford County, Connecticut. The terrain is defined by significant water management infrastructure, including the northern reaches of the Barkhamsted Reservoir and the Borden Brook Res. These reservoirs, along with the Cobble Mtn Reservoir, reflect the era's focus on regional water supply systems that transformed the local valleys.

Evidence of early rural life is preserved in the location of the Tolland Cem and the Hartland Sch, while the Booth Hill Fire Tower stands as a sentinel over the upland forests. Local transport is represented by historic routes like Hartland Road and West Granville Road, connecting small settlements like North Hollow and West Hartland. This survey captures a moment when the transition from traditional upland farming to a protected watershed landscape was nearly complete.