Prior to discovering this map, I didn’t know that topographic maps even existed, knowing that present day “geodetic” maps are generated from data collected by airplane (and now satellite). But clearly the vocabulary of the current day maps was present in these old maps, with contour lines for elevation levels and small black squares for buildings (along with a host of other invaluable data). This map shows clearly the state of the Pilfershire area in 1892.
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Simsbury residents – including West Simsbury farmers answered the call for revolution. Nearly 1,000 Simsbury residents, more than in any other war, […]
When early colonists first settled the West Simsbury hills of Simsbury, the area was virgin forest. They had an ample supply of […]
A hike along McLean Game Refuge’s Westledge Trail in Pilfershire Simsbury includes an uphill section that goes in an east-west direction. This […]
When walking on Westledge Trail in the McLean Game Refuge, one may have a sense of something different beyond its natural surroundings. […]
