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30 Jun

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#gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 20%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ 1896-1 1896-2 1901-1 1901-2 1906-1 1906-2 1906-3 1906-4 1906-5 1921-1 1921-2 1921-3 1921-4 1921-5 1921-6 Sanborn Fire Maps for the Town of GrotonAt the Library of Congress, the Sanborn Maps Collection Advanced Search provides a searchable database of fire...

30 Jun

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#gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ 1893-1 1893-2 1893-3 1893-4 1935 1936-1 1936-2 1939-2 1939 1943 1948 1950 1956 1966 Download High Resolution Maps (PDF) Source:  usgs.gov  Additional Maps...

30 Jun

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30 Jun

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L. R. Burleigh Jr.: Lithographer of Bird's-Eye ViewsLucien R. Burleigh, son and namesake of the abolitionist minister Lucien R. Burleigh, pursued a markedly different career from his father, joining his cousins Charles C. Burleigh and Sydney Burleigh in the visual arts. He became one of...

30 Jun

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30 Jun

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Henry Francis WallingHenry Francis Walling (June 11, 1825 – April 8, 1889) was one of the leading American surveyors, cartographers, and map publishers of the mid-nineteenth century. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he studied and worked at the Providence Athenaeum before pursuing civil engineering and...

29 Jun

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Map By Samuel Ward ChandlerSamuel Ward Chandler (July 12, 1803 – April 9, 1900) was a Boston engraver, lithographer, and publisher active during the mid-19th century. Born in Petersham, Massachusetts, he attended Leicester Academy before graduating from Harvard in 1822. After briefly studying law and...

22 Jun

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1847 Groton Maps by Caleb Butler Download High Resolution Map (PDF) Additional Information About This Map History of the Town of Groton by Caleb Butler, 1848, 546 pages. See page 248 for map source. (PDF 27mb) Additional Maps...

30 Jun

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29 Jun

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Plans of Groton made by Caleb ButlerTo create a more accurate map of Massachusetts, the state legislature passed Resolves 1829, Chapter 50, requiring every town—and the City of Boston—to submit a detailed plan based on a survey completed within the previous five years. Drawn at...