Thursday, February 27, 2020

Map Resources

Topographic Maps:

After nearly 20 years online, it seems UNH has largely abandoned their online historic topographic map site and now directs you to the Internet Archive to retrieve them: https://web.archive.org/web/20191009142746/http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm

In theory those are available direct from the USGS Historic Topographic Map system...but I find navigating that a circle jerk where they just keep saying they're available, there's information here...and rotates through several sites none of which have obvious links to the maps.


Highway Maps:
ConnDOT Town Highway Maps: https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/PP_SysInfo/Town-Road-Maps


Environmental Maps:
CT Environmental Conditions Online: http://www.cteco.uconn.edu/map_catalog.asp
This has a variety of interesting maps (soil, DEEP property, orthography) but perhaps most interesting is the Protected Open Space

Historical Maps:
RI Historical Cemeteries ... which helps show some historic development patterns (like the 1750-ish cemeteries along Shetucket Turnpike long before the turnpike was built!)

Connecticut Historic Aerial Photography:
Massachusetts Historic Aerial Photography:
Rhode Island Historic Aerial Photography:


Willington:
Fenton River Park, indicating going straight is NOT a private way:

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