Plan of Land on Quinebaug River, Putnam and Pomfret, Connecticut, Secured for Proposed Power Plant.
DraftsmanDrawn by
Erastus Worthington
(American, 1863 - 1953)
Date1908
MediumDrawing; black and red ink and watercolor on drafting linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 20 7/8 x 34 1/2in. (53 x 87.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 24 3/8 x 38 1/8in. (61.9 x 96.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.227
DescriptionMap of part of the Quinebaug River and the land on it as it flows through parts of Putnam and Pomfret, Connecticut. Lots are labeled with the owner's name and dimensions (presumably in feet). Property owners include the Child Lumber Company, Chester E. Child, Frank R. Kingman, Fremont S. Bruce, Gordon A. Johnstone, J.W. and E.E. Atwood, and A.E. Covell. The approximately location of the dam is noted in red ink. Rights of way, a road, and Bork Meadow Brook are also shown.
Label TextThe Danielson Cotton Company dam and powerhouse on the Quinebaug River was built in 1908 to generate electrical power for a new addition to the cotton mill, which was located approximately five miles downstream from the dam, in the town of Killingly. This map docments the impact of the new dam on property owners whose land was located upstream from the dam in the towns of Putnam and Pomfret.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 100 feetStatus
Not on view
Erastus Worthington
1907
