Connecticut Valley Electric Transit Route, Hartford, Connecticut to Greenfield, Massachusetts, Including Mt. Tom
DraftsmanDrawn by
Ernest A. Sherman
(American, born 1870)
PublisherPublished by
Thomas C. Perkins
(American, born 1873)
Date1905
MediumLithography; black and colored printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 x 30 1/8in. (20.3 x 76.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/4 x 30 1/2in. (21 x 77.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2004.149.0
DescriptionPocket map, oriented east-west, of the trolley routes between Hartford, Connecticut and Greenfield, Massachusetts, along the Connecticut River. Towns and cities are depicted with clusters of buildings, including factory smokestacks. Rivers, lakes and ponds are in blue, and what are presumably the trolley lines are in white. Elevation is conveyed with hachure marks.
On the back are descriptions of the different towns along the railways, including dates of settlement, population, industry, and notable locations to visit. The Northampton Street Railway; Connecticut Valley Street Railway; Holyoke Street Railway; Springfield Street Railway; Woronoco Street Railway; Hartford and Springfield, East and West Side; and the Hartford Street Railway are the routes listed.
On the back are descriptions of the different towns along the railways, including dates of settlement, population, industry, and notable locations to visit. The Northampton Street Railway; Connecticut Valley Street Railway; Holyoke Street Railway; Springfield Street Railway; Woronoco Street Railway; Hartford and Springfield, East and West Side; and the Hartford Street Railway are the routes listed.
Label TextSouthern New England's intercity trolley system was nearing its greatest extent when this map showing connections between Hartford, Connecticut, and Greenfield, Massachusetts was drawn and published by two young men from Hartford. Ernest Sherman was an aspiring artist; Thomas C. Perkins was an electrical engineer, possibly associated with the street railroad. Trolley parks figure prominently on the map, featured in letters as large as the major cities. These parks include Laurel Park in Manchester, Connecticut; and Forest Park in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, as well as Mountain Park and Mount Tom, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, noted in the map's title.
NotesCartographic Note: No scaleStatus
Not on view
Traffic Department, New Haven, Connecticut
1915-1929
