Southington
PublisherPublished by
Baker & Tilden
(founded 1869)
Date1869
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 1/4 x 13 1/4in. (41.3 x 33.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 3/8 x 13 3/8in. (41.6 x 34cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Allyn Seymour
Object number1979.100.1
DescriptionMap of the town of Southington, Connecticut, with Bristol and Farmington to the north, Meriden and New Britain to the east, Cheshire and Meriden to the south, and Wolcott to the west. The town is divided into eleven numbered districts, which are colored and divided by broken solid lines. Roads are shown but are not labeled. Small black squares representing buildings line the roads and are labeled with the property owners' names. Natural features depicted include elevation, conveyed with hachure marks, the Quinnipiac River, Compounce Pond, Hart's Pond, Lake Pond, and Lily Pond. The Canal Railroad runs north-south through the town. At the bottom of the sheet are reference lists for Southington and Plantsville business areas.
Label TextThe name Gad Norton appears in the upper left corner of this 1869 map, immediately above a body of water identified as Compounce Pond. In 1846, Gad Norton (1815-1898) had opened his property to the public, establishing a small park. The drive around the pond, the bath house and billiard room are all clearly indicated on the map. In 1875, Norton would petition the Connecticut State Legislature to be "set off" from the town of Southington and attached to the town of Bristol, creating a jog in the northern boundary of the first town. Over the next few decades, his modest resort property would develop into Lake Compounce Amusement Park. This map was originally part of a county atlas published in Hartford in 1869.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 180 rodsStatus
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