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Connecticut

Beautifully restored map of Naugatuck, Connecticut from 1877

Historic bird's eye view of Naugatuck, Connecticut from 1877

Connecticut

Beautifully restored map of Cheshire, Connecticut from 1882

Detailed bird's eye view of Cheshire, Connecticut as it used to be

Pennsylvania

Bird’s eye view of Bath, Pennsylvania in 1885

This bird's eye view of Bath, Pennsylvania was created more than 130 years ago.

Wyoming

Beautifully detailed map of Green River, Wyoming in 1875

Historic bird's eye view of Green River, Wyoming from 1875

New York

This is what Amsterdam, New York looked like in 1875

Old map showing Amsterdam, New York as it looked when only 5,500 people lived there

Wisconsin

Beautifully detailed map of Appleton, Wisconsin in 1874

Historic bird's eye view of Appleton, Wisconsin from 1874

Connecticut

Beautifully restored map of Thompsonville, CT from 1878

This old map shows Thompsonville, Connecticut as it looked in 1878.

New Hampshire

Amazing vintage map of Franklin New Hampshire from 1884

This map shows Franklin NH as it looked in 1884

Massachusetts

Amazingly detailed map of Taunton, MA from 1875

This map shows Taunton, Mass as it looked in 1875

Massachusetts

Wonderfully detailed map of East Bridgewater, MA from 1887

This map shows East Bridgewater, Massachusetts as it looked in 1887.

Connecticut

Beautiful old map of South Coventry, CT from 1878

This vintage map shows South Coventry, CT as it looked in 1878.

Connecticut

Beautifully restored map of Madison, Connecticut in 1881

Bird's eye view of Madison, Connecticut as it used to be

New York

Beautiful vintage map of Buffalo, NY from 1880

This map shows Buffalo, NY as it looked in 1880.

Connecticut

Beautiful vintage map of Milford, Connecticut from 1882

Historic bird's eye view of Milford, Connecticut in the late 19th century.

New Hampshire

Stunning old map of Greenville, New Hampshire from 1886

Click here to see what Greenville looked like 100+ years ago

Information

The fly fisherman’s ideal estate, a vintage map from 1931

This map by the satirical artist John Held shows the perfect "estate" for the fly fisherman.

Rhode Island

Beautifully restored map of Westerly, Rhode Island from 1877

This map shows Westerly, Rhode Island as it looked in 1877

Connecticut

Historic map of the borough of Southington, CT from 1893

This beautiful map of Southington, Connecticut was created using government surveys in 1893.

Massachusetts

Historical map of New Bedford, Massachusetts from 1871

This amazing map of New Bedford, Massachusetts shows the town as it looked in 1871

New York

Old road map of Commack, New York from 1915

Click here to see what Commack was like in the early 20th century.

Vermont

Beautiful old map shows bird’s eye view of Bethel, VT in 1886

Click here to see the full map of Bethel, VT from 1886