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1892 Map of Woodstock

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Woodstock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

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The Natchaug River and Mount Hope River carve through a landscape defined by small mill villages and agrarian hamlets in this late nineteenth-century survey of northeastern Connecticut. The New York and New England Railroad cuts across the southeastern corner, serving the station at Rawson and the depot at Hampton Station. Local industry is reflected in the many villages clustered along waterways, including Kenyonville, Phoenixville, and Gurleyville, while the upland terrain is marked by numerous family-named landmarks like Lead Mine Hill and Stickney Hill.

Genealogists and local historians will find a dense network of nineteenth-century roads connecting settlements like Bedlam Corners and Clarks Corner. To the south, the prominent community of Mansfield Center sits near the confluence of the Fenton River and the Natchaug, illustrating the era's reliance on river valleys for both transportation and power before modern industrial shifts changed the region's character.