Map of Lake Waramaug, Litchfield County, Connecticut
PrinterPrinted by
W. Hager & Co.
(American)
Date1875
MediumLithography; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 3/4 x 17 1/4in. (34.9 x 43.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 5/8 x 20 1/2in. (42.2 x 52.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Marjorie S. Turner
Object number1960.139.1
DescriptionMap of Lake Waramaug in Litchfield County, Connecticut. The width of the lake in various spots is measured in feet, as is the length. Sucker Brook is visible in the northeast corner. Solid lines appear to indicate roads, and rectangles along the roads probably indicate houses or other buildings. They are labeled with what are presumably the owners' names. Next to Hawes Point on the north side of the lake is a smoker camp, while next to Point Beautiful on the south side of the lake is a gunnery camp. Canoes, a sailboat, and a steamship are depicted on the lake's surface.
Label TextThe completion of the Shepaug Railroad in 1872 made it easy for visitors to reach New Preston and assured the growth of the area around Lake Waramaug as a summer resort, but this 1875 map shows the lake and its surroundings as still largely undeveloped. A road circles the lake and small sailboats and racing shells suggest the sort of the activities that might be carried on there. A small steamboat is probably the Flint, which had been brought overland from Norwich the year before on a truck drawn by sixteen oxen. The lake was stocked with black bass and salmon and was considered one of the best fishing spots in the state. The Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery, a Civil War regiment, held its annual reunion at Lake Waramaug in 1875, possible at the Gunnery Camp on Point Beautiful on the south shore.
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 700 feetStatus
Not on view
