Map of Manchester, Conn.
SurveyorSurveyed by
Eli Bissell
(American, 1786 - 1866)
PrinterPrinted by
Kelloggs & Comstock
(American, 1848 - 1850)
PublisherPublished for
Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company
(American)
Date1849
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 22 x 22in. (55.9 x 55.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 1/2 x 28in. (59.7 x 71.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Hall Sage
Object number1905.9.1
DescriptionMap of Manchester, Connecticut, with South Windsor and Vernon to the north, Bolton to the east, Glastonbury to the south, and East Hartford to the east. The town is divided into nine districts. The Hockanum River and its tributaries are shown. Elevation is not indicated. The Hartford and Providence Railroad runs through the northern part of town. Major roads include the Tolland Turnpike and the Providence Turnpike, each with its turnpike gate. Churches, cemeteries, factories, post offices, schools, and stores are shown. Locations of houses are shown with names of property owners. Two stone quarries are located in the northwest part of town. The Wyllys Copper Mine is located in the southeast part of town. Businesses include the Cheney Brothers Silk Mills, Bunce's Woolen Mill, Eagle Hills Woolen Mill, Bunce's Machine Shop, T. Keeney's Paper Mill, Hemingway's Store, Jones Store and Post Office, Keeney and Fitzgerald's Paper Mill, Risley's Store, Hudson's Oakland Mill, and Buckland's Tavern.
Label TextThe Cheney brothers commissioned this map of Manchester from Eli Bissell, the county surveyor, and had it printed by Kelloggs & Comstock in nearby Hartford, Connecticut in 1849, at a time when the Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company was just getting started. The map shows most of Manchester's businesses and industries clustered in the northern part of town, along the Hockanum River and the Hartford and Providence Railroad, in an area then known as Union Village. The Cheney silk mills were located in the southern part of town, on Hop Brook, in an area soon to be known as South Manchester. As the Cheneys' business prospered, South Manchester would overtake North Manchester and eventually become the town center, known simply as Manchester.
NotesCartographic Note: One inch equals one-quarter mileStatus
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