General Highway Map, Hartford County, Connecticut
PublisherPublished by
Connecticut State Highway Department
(American, 1895 - 1969)
PublisherPublished by
Federal Works Agency
(American, 1939 - 1949)
Date1938
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 28 7/8 x 17 5/8in. (73.3 x 44.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 31 x 18 5/8in. (78.7 x 47.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.157
DescriptionMap of South Windsor, East Hartford, Manchester, Glastonbury and Marlborough, in Hartford County, Connecticut, from the town line of East Windsor, the Tolland county line to the east, the Middlesex and New London county lines to the south, and the Connecticut River to the west. Highways and roads of various surfaces are prominently featured, with bridges; airways; railroads; drainage systems (streams, rivers, marshes, reservoirs, lakes, etc.); public, private and industrial buildings; and conservation and recreation areas also depicted. The symbols and lines used to denote these features are explained on the legend, located to the left of the map.
Label TextAlthough urban areas are shown in East Hartford, Manchester, and Glastonbury, farms and extensive agricultural fields are still to be found on the outskirts of these three Connecticut towns in 1938. Much of that land, especially along the Connecticut River, was used for the cultivation of shade-grown tobacco. Glastonbury still had extensive fruit orchards. South Windsor and Marlborough remained largely rural and undeveloped. In the succeeding decades, much of this land would be lost to new commercial and residential developments, especially in East Hartford and Manchester, as the population increased dramatically, both from an influx of workers and from the post-war baby boom.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 1 mileStatus
Not on view
Connecticut State Highway Department
1916
