Map Showing Plan of Proposed Pipeline Connecting Reservoir No. 4 with the Distributing System
SurveyorSurveyed by
William E. Johnson
(American, 1867 - 1937)
SurveyorSurveyed by
James F. Shaughnessy
(American, 1876 - 1934)
Date1901
MediumDrawing; black, red, and blue ink on wove paper on fabric
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 30 x 86in. (76.2 x 218.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 33 1/8 x 88 1/2in. (84.1 x 224.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1970.27.33
DescriptionMap of property between Reservoir No. 1 and Reservoir No. 4 in West Hartford, Connecticut. A canal connects Reservoir 1 with Long's Pond. A proposed pipeline runs from Long's Pond to Reservoir 4 though or near property belonging to Robert Price, Henry Selden, S. C. Colt, A Holt, P. E. Stanley, W. Woodruff, Anderson, Hansen, and Burt. Also shown are Colt's Pond and Hansen's Pond, property belonging to the City of Hartford, and watershed with acreage indicated. Roads include the New Britain and Farmington Road, Middle Road, and South Road.
Label TextThe pipeline that appears on this map connecting Reservoir No. 1 and Reservoir No. 4 replaced a canal that had been dug just over twenty years earlier. Athough the pipeline appears as "proposed" on this map dated February 1901, it actually was completed within that year. The Hartford Water Company continuously updated its water distribution system, adding new reservoirs and laying miles of new pipeline, as Hartford's population continued to grow and the city's need for water continued to increase.
NotesCartographic Note: One inch equals 200 feetStatus
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