{"product_id":"old-map-of-sharon-connecticut-by-usgs-1948-lakeville-salisbury-housatonic-river","title":"Old Map of Sharon, Connecticut by USGS, 1948 – Lakeville, Salisbury \u0026 Housatonic River","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitled “Sharon Quadrangle,” this finely detailed US Geological Survey topographical map was created from 1948 mapping and issued with a 1956 imprint, preserving a mid-century portrait of Connecticut’s northwestern hill country. At a scale of 1:31,680, it centers on Sharon, Lakeville, and Salisbury, three communities set amid the wooded uplands, lakes, ridgelines, and valleys near the Housatonic River. The map captures a landscape still defined by rural roads, farm clearings, forest tracts, and village centers, before later waves of development altered parts of the region. Its careful depiction of settlement, water, terrain, and routeways makes it both a cartographic document and an evocative record of the Litchfield County countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey, the map reflects the agency’s authoritative mid-twentieth-century style: precise, functional, and quietly elegant. Contour lines articulate the shape of the land with remarkable clarity, tracing the rise and fall of Sharon Mountain, the rugged ground toward Mount Riga, and the escarpments that define this corner of Connecticut. Roads, trails, waterways, wooded areas, and state forest designations are integrated into a disciplined visual language designed for surveyors, planners, hikers, and local officials alike. The result is a map that reveals not merely where places are, but how they sit in relation to slopes, drainage, elevation, and the natural structure of the terrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lakes and ponds shown across the quadrangle lend the map much of its character. Wononskopomuc Lake at Lakeville, long associated with recreation and summer residences, appears as a central landmark, while Hatch Pond, Lake Ashubet, Cattail Lake, and other smaller waters punctuate the surrounding hills. These features help explain the settlement patterns visible on the map: roads curve around shorelines, villages cluster near easier ground, and open spaces give way to forested ridges. The Housatonic River, one of western New England’s defining waterways, anchors the wider geography, tying the Connecticut uplands to a broader corridor of industry, agriculture, transport, and natural beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSharon, Salisbury, and Lakeville occupy a historically rich borderland, where Connecticut’s rural traditions meet the mountainous terrain of the Taconic region. The map shows a countryside of dispersed neighborhoods, small road junctions, remnants of older village patterns, and access routes leading toward hills, forests, and water. State forest markings and trail-like routes suggest the growing mid-century appreciation of conservation and outdoor recreation, even as the map remains rooted in practical surveying. In its depiction of ridgelines and wooded slopes, one can read the legacy of farming, timber, iron-related activity, and later retreat culture that shaped this part of Litchfield County over several centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, the “Sharon Quadrangle” offers a compelling comparison between the landscape of 1948 and the region known today. Its roads and settlements reveal a quieter, less densely altered countryside, while its contouring captures the enduring framework beneath all later change. The map is especially appealing for those drawn to the rural Northwest Corner of Connecticut: its lakeside enclaves, mountain roads, forest preserves, and old New England place names. Combining scientific precision with the understated beauty of USGS design, it presents Sharon, Lakeville, and Salisbury as a landscape of elevation, water, and memory—measured with care, yet alive with historical atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharon, Connecticut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLakeville, Connecticut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSalisbury, Connecticut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWononskopomuc Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHatch Pond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Ashubet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHousatonic River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCattail Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Riga\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharon Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUndulating terrain features\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious roads and trails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForested areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEscarpments and ridgelines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eState Forest designations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral unnamed village remnants and neighborhoods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitled \u003cstrong\u003eSharon Quadrangle\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the \u003cstrong\u003eUS Geological Survey\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical \u003cstrong\u003e1:31,680 topographical map\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDated \u003cstrong\u003e1948\u003c\/strong\u003e and published with a \u003cstrong\u003e1956 imprint\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows mid-20th-century land use and landscape features\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides insight into later changes such as urban development, infrastructure expansion, and shifts in land use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses detailed contour lines and varied shading to indicate elevation changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects the USGS topographical mapping style, with careful attention to terrain, elevation, and natural features\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUseful for understanding the rural, scenic character of western Connecticut’s landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighlights the region’s lakes, hills, wooded areas, and varied topography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). 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