The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-08-02
STORY TOLD BY AN OLD MAP
Made in 1892 and Lacks Many Newer
Connecticut ToWs.

SVItFlCSStSQl 0WS.
Representative Albert Carlos Bates,
librarian of the Connecticut Historical
Society's library, has received from
Mrs. Rowe, of Ohio, a descendant OF
Joel Allen, of Pennington, who was
at one time a well-known engraver
of this State, a map Of Connecticut
published in March, 1892, says the
Hartford Times. The map was en-
graved by Joel Allen and printed in
Middletown by William Blodgett. Inc
Governor Of the State in that year was
Samuel Huntington, of Norwich. The
map is Of decided interest. It shows
in it's brown color and faded ink, it's
venerable age, though it is in a salts
factory condition of preservation. 1T
is needless to say that in the Histo-
rical Society's library the map has
found a resting place where it's exist
ence will be carefully prolonged, and
where it will be safe from the irrever-
ent fingers of the curious or the de-
spelling hands of the Indifferent
In the explanation of the marks and
figures that are printed on the map,
the publisher makes a distinction in
those indicating the churches There
is distinctive mark for the Episcopal
churches. 1t is interesting to note
that Mr.. Blodgett uses the word
church." without the UNCONVENTIONAL
qualifications to indicate the branch
Of Christianity to which it belongs,
when indicating the edifices OF the
Episcopal Church. A different sign in
dicates the Presbyterian, Congrega-
tional and Baptist churches The edl-
fees of the Congregational and Bap-
fist denominations are called meeting
houses. These are the only church
edifces marked on the map. If there
were others in the State the pupnsner
did not think it worth while to indi-
cate them. The Little River, running
through Hartford is shown. There is
tributary, named WOODS River, "
which is now known as the north
branch of the Little River. In the city
of Hartford are shown one court house
and two Presbyterian Congregation
all meeting houses.
When the map was engraved, New
Britain, now a fiourishing city of 40
coo people, according to the estimate
| of its hopeful citizens, had no corpor-
ate existence. 1t was not until forty
years later that a section of the town
of Pennington took the name OF
Shakespeare river and was enrolled
among the townships as Avon. New
ington continued it's allegiance to
Wethersfeld for eighty years after
the map left the publishers hanus
South Windsor was still part of the
town Of East Windsor, and the limits
of East Hartford were then extended
for enough eastward to include Man
! chester, which is now a town of Is, 900
! and populous enough to assume the
| dignity of cityhood. Canton was still
in the parental Jurisdiction of ancient
| Sunsbury, and Burlington was happily
| governed by the wide township OF
Bristol. Plainville was developing in.
TIC sturdy township under the fos'
te1ing care of Pennington, and Bur
lington for nearly fifteen years longer
| hung on to the apron strings of Bris-
| toll. Rocky Hill formed the southern
| part of the town of Weathersfeld, and
| the martial name Marlborough wa:
| given to a small, peaceable district il
the town of Colchester. This distrlc,
developed into town in 1903, and t
give it sufficient area Colchester
| Glastonbury and Hebron gave up par
of their territory. Marlborough now
has the distinction of being the small
est town as regards population in the
State. The census men in 1900 coul(
find only % persons living within it:
boundaries. When the town was in
corporated it had a population Of mor'
then 700. 1t would be pity if MARI
borough committed town suicide
Hartland was one of the family O.
towns that then made up Litchtielt
county. 1t now belongs to Hartford
county.