Geodetic and Topographical Survey Map of East Hartford, Connecticut
MakerPrepared by the
Metropolitan District Commission
(American, founded 1929)
Date1972
MediumLithography; colored printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 29 x 29in. (73.7 x 73.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 30 1/8 x 30 1/8in. (76.5 x 76.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1988.220.0
DescriptionMap of East Hartford, Connecticut, from the town line of South Windsor to the north, Manchester to the east, Glastonbury to the south, and the Connecticut River to the west. Highways and local roads are depicted and labeled, and schools, parks, cemeteries, golf courses, and "open spaces" are colored green, with water depicted in blue, including the Hockanum River, Keeney Cove, Porter Brook and several small unnamed bodies of water. Buildings are shown in black and contour intervals are shown in red. A compass pointing to magnetic north and true north is at upper left.
Label TextWhile most of the maps issued by the Metropolitan District were straightforward street maps, or focused on the sewage and water distribution systems managed by the commission, others provided a great deal of additional information. This 1972 topographical map of East Hartford depicts every single building in the town, clearly illustrating just how densely this suburb was built up at that time. It also includes contour intervals, showing the location of the hills in the eastern part of town; the western part, lying in the Connecticut River Valley, being essentially flat. East Hartford joined the Metropolitan District Commission in 1941, the first town east of the Connecticut River to do so.
NotesCartographic Note: One inch equals 1000 feetStatus
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