1961 Map of West Salem

About this map

West Salem and Burbank anchor this 1961 survey of the rural landscape where the South Boundary Congress Lands meet the Connecticut Western Reserve. This intersection of historic land grants is reflected in the rigid grid of fields and farmsteads, many of which are specifically identified by fine dashed lines from aerial photogrammetry. The rail infrastructure of the Erie-Lackawanna and Baltimore and Ohio railroads defines the corridor between settlements like Aukerman and Congress, while smaller hamlets such as Pleasant Home and Lattasburg dot the countryside.