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1892 Map of Winsted

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Winsted
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1897
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1897

About this map

Industrial nodes and steep topography define the northern Litchfield County landscape in the early 1890s, where the Mad River and Still River meet at the borough of Winsted. The mapping reveals a complex manufacturing and transit hub split into West Winsted and East Winsted, supported by the Central New England and Western Railroad. To the south, the village of Torrington serves as another focal point of development along the Naugatuck River, linked by the Naugatuck Division N.Y. N.H. and Hartford Railroad.

Between these urban centers, the terrain is marked by numerous water bodies and small agricultural hamlets. The Burr Reservior and the long expanse of Highland Lake dominate the central highlands, while outlying settlements like Winchester, Colebrook, and Goshen appear as they were before modern road expansions. Genealogists can trace early neighborhood names such as Daytonville, Torringford, and Newfield, providing a clear view of the region's late-19th-century social geography.