1971 Map of West Granville

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Granville State Forest and Tunxis State Forest dominate the borderlands between Massachusetts and Connecticut, preserving a heavily wooded landscape of ridges and deep brook valleys. This survey, revised from 1970 aerial photography, documents the rural character of the Berkshires' eastern foothills. Significant water management infrastructure is evident through the Borden Brook Reservoir and the Cobble Mountain Reservoir in the northeast, while the southern portion features the Farmington River Reservoir along the Barkhamsted East Branch. Small historic settlements like West Granville and Granville Center are linked by winding roads such as Main Road and Hartland Road, providing a clear record of local transportation patterns. Genealogists will find the locations of Tolland Cem and South Quarter Cem useful for tracing families who settled these highlands. The terrain is marked by distinctive summits such as Winchell Mtn and Bad Luck Mtn, which define the rugged drainage basins of Hubbard Brook and Valley Brook.