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Beautifully restored map of Canton, CT from 1869

Vintage landowners map of Canton, Connecticut as it used to be

11 vintages images reveal the beauty of Connecticut’s Candlewood Lake

Candlewood Lake is a manmade lake located in Connecticut that is is bordered by five towns: Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, and Sherman. The following…

Beautifully restored map of Rocky Hill, CT from 1869

Vintage landowners map of Rocky Hill, Connecticut as it used to be

Beautifully detailed map of Muncie, Indiana from 1884

Detailed bird's eye view of Muncie, Indiana in 1884

Beautiful old map shows Norfolk, VA as it looked in 1892

This map from 1892 shows Norfolk, Virginia and the surrounding areas.

Amazing vintage map of Madison, Wisconsin in 1885

This old map shows Madison, Wisconsin in the late 19th century.

Beautifully restored map of College Point, Queens from 1876

Historic bird's eye view of College Point, Queens in 1876

Beautiful map of Onset Bay Grove in Wareham, MA from 1885

Click here to see what Wareham, Massachusetts looked like in the late 19th century.

Beautifully restored map of Lexington, Kentucky from 1871

Historic bird's eye view of Lexington, Kentucky in 1871

Beautiful hand drawn map of Stamford, Connecticut in 1883

Click here to see what Stamford looked like 100+ years ago.

Beautifully restored map of Queens, New York from 1918

Historic overview of the Borough of Queens, New York from 1918

Beautifully restored bird’s eye view of Canton, MA from 1878

Canton, Massachusetts in the late 19th century.

Historic old map of White Plains, New York from 1887

Historic bird's eye view of White Plains, New York from 1887

Beautifully restored map of Chautauqua Lake from 1885

Historic bird's eye view of Lake Chautauqua in the late 19th century

The Lost Children of the Battle of Gettysburg

In the terrors of battle he had comforted himself with this picture.

Beautiful bird’s eye view of Schenectady, NY in 1875

Click here to see Schenectady, New York in 1875

This is how Lynn, Massachusetts looked in 1916

See what Lynn looked like more than 100 years ago!

Beautifully restored map of Stonington, Connecticut from 1879

Historic bird's eye view of Stonington, Connecticut as it used to be

Old map showing Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1881

This map shows Holyoke, Massachusetts as it looked in 1881. At the time only 22,000 people lived in Holyoke.

This is how West Medford, Massachusetts looked in 1897

This old map shows West Medford as it looked more than 100 years ago

Historic old map of Oshkosh, Wisconsin from 1919

This historic old map of Oshkosh, Wisconsin was created in 1919 by the Wright Directory Company of Milwaukee. The map shows an aerial outline of…