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1 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut 1859 To find your town, click on the name in the list below BARKHAMSTED BETHLEHEM BRIDGEWATER CANAAN COLEBROOK CORNWALL GOSHEN HARWINTON KENT LITCHFIELD MORRIS NEW HARTFORD NEW MILFORD NORFOLK NORTH CANAAN PLYMOUTH ROXBURY SALISBURY SHARON TORRINGTON WARREN WASHINGTON WATERTOWN WINCHESTER WOODBURY A complete copy of the 1859 county wall map showing the names and locations of 1000s of houses, businesses, churches and schools. Edition of January 2011 Old Maps PO Box 54 West Chesterfield, NH Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut 1859

2 Modern Town Outline Map Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

3 1859 Map of Litchfield County The original map is a large wall map measuring 62 x 53. The wall map has been taken apart for this edition by dividing it into separate images, thus making it easy to use this map for the first time. Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut 1859

4 An Historical Sketch of The Map The 1859 Map of Litchfield County is an important historical document. The map pinpoints the names and locations of every residence, workplace, church and school in the county. It was the first such map for most of these towns. This map is one of several Connecticut county maps created in the mid 1800s - a period of extraordinary map-making in America. The author of this map, G.M. Hopkins, Jr., was an accomplished mapmaker. Few details of this map s origins are known, but we do know the general methods used for these projects. Roads were measured with a wheel odometer, similar to the wheelbarrow-like device pictured here, or one drawn by horse and buggy. The surveyor would ask the names of farmstead owners as he passed by, and would surely add a brief sales pitch for the new map... after all, the map would carry the name of the resident, engraved upon it. Publication was announced in local newspapers, and local offices were set up where advance orders for the new map could be taken. A typical mid-1850s price was five dollars per copy. Prominent citizens allowed their names to be used in the map s advertisements, testifying to the merits of the map, and no doubt assuring it of financial success. Pictures of the homes of prominent citizens were added for a fee. The map was printed on four separate sheets which were assembled and glued together onto a cloth backing. Each copy was then hand-colored in several different hues, varnished, and mounted on wooden rollers. The original road surveys for this privatelyproduced map were the most comprehensive yet made. This map served as the basis of mapping for decades afterwards. Note on Map Size This publication was prepared for use as a computer-based PDF file, formatted as an 11 x 14 booklet. The formatting and sizes of some maps have been adjusted to make the town and village maps easily readable, and on one page if possible. For this reason some maps are presented at different scales. Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

5 Table of Contents Title Page Modern Town Outline Map 1859 Map of Litchfield County An Historical Sketch of The Map BARKHAMSTED BETHLEHEM BRIDGEWATER CANAAN Falls Village COLEBROOK CORNWALL Cornwall West Cornwall Cornwall Bridge Res. of S.W. & T.S. Gold, Cream Hill GOSHEN Goshen Centre West Goshen HARWINTON KENT Farm House of Charles Edwards, Kent LITCHFIELD Litchfield The Tallmadge House, Res. of Curtis Noyes, Esq., Litchfield Res. of Myron Osborn, Litchfield Res. of Charles D. Wheeler, Litchfield Maple Grove, Res. of Horatio Benton, Litchfield MORRIS NEW HARTFORD New Hartford Res. of S.O. Mason, New Hartford Centre NEW MILFORD New Milford NORFOLK NORTH CANAAN North Canann PLYMOUTH Plymouth Center Plymouth Hollow Terryville ROXBURY SALISBURY Salisbury Lakeville Res. of A.H. Holley, Salisbury Maple Shade, D.S. Clapp, Salisbury SHARON Sharon TORRINGTON Wolcottville Arvid. Dayton s Melodeon Mfg., Wolcottville WARREN Res. of Wm. Hopkins, Lake Side, Warren WASHINGTON Washington New Preston Res. of Geo. O. Hitchcock, Ash Grove, New Preston WATERTOWN Watertown WINCHESTER Winsted WOODBURY Woodbury Hotchkissville Business Directories Additional Pictographs Law Office and Res. of Gideon Hall The Deming House, Erected 1793 Adelphic Institute, Ambrose S. Rogers 1859 Map of Litchfield County Town names listed in all capital letters. Village names listed in upper and lower case letters. Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

6 BARKHAMSTED Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

7 BARKHAMSTED continued Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut 1859

8 BETHLEHEM 8 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

9 BRIDGEWATER Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

10 CANAAN 10 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

11 Falls Village Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

12 COLEBROOK 12 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

13 CORNWALL Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

14 Cornwall West Cornwall Cornwall Bridge Residence of S.W. & T.S. Gold, Cream Hill 14 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

15 GOSHEN Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

16 Goshen Centre West Goshen 16 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

17 HARWINTON Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

18 KENT 18 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

19 Farm House of Charles Edwards, Kent Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

20 LITCHFIELD 20 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

21 LITCHFIELD Cont. Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

22 Litchfield 22 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

23 The Tallmadge House Residence of Curtis Noyes, Esq., Litchfield Residence of Myron Osborn, Litchfield Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

24 Residence of Charles D. Wheeler, Litchfield Maple Grove Residence of Horatio Benton, Litchfield 24 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

25 MORRIS Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

26 NEW HARTFORD 26 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

27 New Hartford Residence of S.O. Mason, New Hartford Centre Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

28 NEW MILFORD 28 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

29 New Milford Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

30 NORFOLK 30 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

31 NORTH CANAAN Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

32 North Canaan 32 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

33 PLYMOUTH Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

34 Plymouth Centre Plymouth Hollow 34 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

35 Terryville Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

36 ROXBURY 36 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

37 SALISBURY Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

38 Salisbury Lakeville 38 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

39 Residence of A.H. Holley, Salisbury Maple Shade, D.S. Clapp, Proprietor, Salisbury Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

40 SHARON 40 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

41 Sharon Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

42 TORRINGTON 42 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

43 Wolcottville Arvid Dayton s Melodeon Manufactory, Wolcottville Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

44 WARREN 44 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

45 Residence of Wm. Hopkins Lake Side, Warren Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

46 WASHINGTON 46 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

47 New Preston Washington Residence of Geo. O. Hitchcock, Ash Grove, New Preston Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

48 WATERTOWN 48 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

49 Watertown Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

50 WINCHESTER 50 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

51 Winsted Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

52 WOODBURY 52 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

53 Woodbury Hotchkissville Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

54 Business Directories 54 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

55 Additional Pictographs Law Office and Residence of Gideon Hall, Esq. Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut

56 The Deming House, Erected 1793 Adelphic Institute, Residence of Ambrose S. Rogers 56 Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut Old Maps West Chesterfield, NH

57 1859 Map of Litchfield County Map of Litchfield County, Connecticut