A reconstruction of old Windham Street, Connecticut, 1686-1916
DraftsmanDrawn by
Theodore Alfred Bingham
1858 - 1934
Dateabout 1916
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 19 3/4 x 32in. (50.2 x 81.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 5/8 x 34in. (54.9 x 86.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 5/8 x 34in. (54.9 x 86.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of Old Windham Street in Windham, Connecticut, oriented east-west on the sheet with north pointing toward the left side and the Shetucket River to the west. Running parallel to the river is an unnamed railroad line. Numbered land lots are shown, with information derived from a variety of sources about the owner's name, dates (death dates, dates of purchase or occupancy, etc.), and a letter/number combination that refers to the book and page number where the information was found. The dimensions and number of acres is also provided. There is a legend in the bottom right corner.
Object number2012.312.132
InscribedRecto, bottom, printed in black ink: "A reconstruction of / OLD WINDHAM STREET, Conn. / 1686-1916 / from original sources / by / Theodore A. Bingham, M.A. (Yale) / Brig. Gen'l., U.S. Army (retired) / (Corps of Engineers)"Names of property owners along Old Windham Street include:
Jonathan Huntington, John Mason, Anne Mason, John Denison, John Read, Owenaco Sacham, Richard Abbe, Hugh Calkins, Jonathan Crane, Daniel Mason, John Cates, Joshua Wollis, Robert Halard, Daniel Wetherill, Joshua Ripley, Thomas Tracy, James Fitch Jr., W. Backus, Simon Huntington, Joseph Huntington, William Hyde, John Birchard, James Birchard, Phillip Paine, Thomas Lettingwell, Samuel Mason, John Fitch, John Broughton, Rev. S. Whiting, Jonah Palmer, Robert Simonds, Amos Dodge, Israel Fullsom, Joseph Wolden, Richard Hendy, Jonathan Ginings, Richard Christopher, Thomas Adoale, Richard Bushnell, Rev. James Fitch, Jeremiah Ripley, Thomas Bingham, Johnathan Bingham, Samuel Bingham, Elijah Bingham, Edmund Badgar, Stephen Bingham, John Larrabee, Joshua Elderkin, Nathanial Hibard, Ebenezer Wales, Jedediah Elderkin, Nathanial Wales, Josiah Conant, Caleb Conant, B. Hendy, Gideon Bingham
NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 30 rods
Support Note: The support appears to be a heavy, heavily textured paper with fibers.
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- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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