Porcupine224
Porcupine224 t1_iueq359 wrote
Reply to Here's a map of former, major stagecoach routes and major inter-town highways in CT. The map is not exhaustive, but it shows CT before many "newer" towns were formed/incorporated and gives a good sense for how development was prioritized. by CTHistory42
Some observations as someone who isn't well-educated in CT history at all:
-Southington is nowhere to be found; further reading shows it was the "South Society of Farmington" until being an official town in 1779.
-The clear pattern of older cities surrounding the waterways and expansion going further outward from there can be seen by the years of settlement.
-"Saybrook". Just that.
-The almost uniform boundaries of Litchfield county at the time. Like there was a concerted effort to split the county evenly into towns all at once.
-How recently the towns we know of and think of as staples of CT were formed based on just being separate neighborhoods that declared township.
-Tolland and Middlesex counties don't exist.
-Beginnings of I-95 and I-91 are obvious. The route I-84 eventually creates isn't present.
As a map nerd, old maps like these are sooo interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Porcupine224 t1_iufvw89 wrote
Reply to comment by billdf99 in Here's a map of former, major stagecoach routes and major inter-town highways in CT. The map is not exhaustive, but it shows CT before many "newer" towns were formed/incorporated and gives a good sense for how development was prioritized. by CTHistory42
Yeah, you're right I can see it. I was more commenting on how 95 and 91 already appear as "major" roads at this time. I definitely would have thought 84 came before 91.