Rockville:Vernon
SurveyorSurveyed by
Ormando Willis Gray
American, born 1829
PrinterPrinted by
Kellogg & Bulkeley
American, 1867 - 1990
PublisherPublished by
C. G. Keeney
American, about 1810 - 1888
Date1869
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 1/4 x 27 1/2in. (41.3 x 69.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 1/4 x 28 1/4in. (46.4 x 71.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 18 1/4 x 28 1/4in. (46.4 x 71.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of the manufacturing community of Rockville in the town of Vernon, Connecticut. Industrial development is concentrated in the West and East Districts, along the Rockville Railroad and the Hockanum River. Factories include Belding Brothers, Florence Mills, the Glasgow Thread Company, the New England Company, Rock Manufacturing Company, Springville Manufacturing, and White Corbin and Company. The Grove Hill Cemetery, the Catholic Cemetery, and Hyde Park appear in the Northeast District. A business directory lists attorneys, banks, a dentist, a hotel, an insurance agency, merchants, manufacturers, physicians, tailors, and miscellaneous businesses.
Object number2006.124.0
MarkingsOn verso, lower right, stamped in blue ink, "THE CONNECTICUT / HISTORICAL SOCIETY"InscribedOn recto, upper right, printed in black ink, "ROCKVILLE / VERNON"NotesCartographic Note: One inch equals thirty milesSubject Note: The Tolland Agricultural Society held its annual fair at Hyde Park.
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