Map and Profile of the Pomperaug River Crossing near I. Johnson's...
DraftsmanDrawn by
Charles E. Webster
(American, 1842 - 1920)
Date1868
MediumDrawing; black ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 14 1/4 x 21in. (36.2 x 53.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/4 x 21in. (36.2 x 53.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2005.186.0
DescriptionManuscript map of the Pomperaug River in Southbury, Connecticut, showing the road between South Britain and Southbury as it crosses the river. The direction in which the river flows is marked with arrows, and a red line shows the course of the current at high water. Below the map is the profile of the river and high water line. Distances in feet and the amounts of fall in inches between points along the river (marked with letters A-E on the map and profile) are explained below the title.
Label TextIt's not clear why Charles E. Webster made this map of a portion of the Pomperaug River near Southbury, Connecticut. Webster, a young civil engineer from Pennsylvania, was living in Waterbury, Connecticut while working on the New York & New England Railroad. Two years later, on June 9, 1870, he would marry Mary Sophia Wheeler of Southford, a village in Southbury. The "I. Johnson" referred to on the map is probably Isaac Johnson, a Southbury farmer.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 50 feetStatus
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