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1953 Map of Willimantic

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Willimantic
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The confluence of the Nautchaug River and the Willimantic River anchors this 1953 revision, forming the Shetucket River at the heart of an industrial and educational hub. The city of Willimantic dominates the landscape with its dense street grid and the campus of Willimantic State Teachers College. Rail infrastructure is highly prominent, featuring the intersection of the Central Vermont Railway and the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, which served the local manufacturing and agricultural interests.

Beyond the urban center, the map transitions into the rolling terrain of the Susquehanna Plains and heights like Obwebetuck Hill. Rural life is detailed through scattered schoolhouses such as Pleasure Hill Sch and Lebanon Sch, alongside significant local landmarks including the Willimantic Camp Ground and the State Rifle Range. Numerous family-named water bodies like Bibbins Pond and Gagers Pond dot the landscape between the settlements of South Windham and North Franklin.