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1955 Map of West Granville

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of West Granville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

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Granville State Forest and Tunxis State Forest dominate the borderlands between Massachusetts and Connecticut in this mid-century survey. The landscape is defined by its massive water management projects, most notably the Barkhamsted Reservoir and Cobble Mountain Reservoir, which dramatically altered the drainage of the E Br Farmington River and the Little River.

Settlement patterns remain concentrated in small villages like West Granville and Granville Center, while rural landmarks like the Tolland Cem and the Hartland Sch provide essential points of reference for genealogists and local historians. The interior is marked by significant peaks, including Booth Hill, which is topped by a Fire Tower, and family-named elevations like Winchell Mtn and Sweetman Mtn. This period captures the region as a vital watershed and recreation area, balancing conserved forest lands with the infrastructure of growing metropolitan water supplies.