Plan Showing Portion of Flowage of Proposed Dam of the Danielson Cotton Company, Quinebaug River, Putnam, Connecticut
DraftsmanDrawn by
Erastus Worthington
(American, 1863 - 1953)
Dateabout 1908
MediumDrawing; black ink, pencil and watercolor on drafting linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 x 31 1/2in. (25.4 x 80cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 5/8 x 34in. (32.1 x 86.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.228
DescriptionMap of the Quinebaug River and owned land along it as it flows through portions of Putnam, Connecticut. Lots are labeled with the owner's name, a sketch of any existing fences or stone walls, and a broken solid line marking the flow line. Property owners include J.W. and Ethelyn A. Atwood, Gilbert Tracey, David E. Clark, E.W. Wheaton, Philetus Heath and Mary Partello. A highway and the Consolidated Street Railway Company tracks appear on the right side of the map.
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 town of Putnam.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 300 feetStatus
Not on view
Erastus Worthington
1907
