MAP INDEX PAGE
These maps and photos were prepared for the members of the Grove Beach Point Association. They’ve been included here because of their historical interest. They show how dramatically the shoreline in that part of Westbrook has changed over the past 150 years, as has the entire shoreline of the town.
Map #1 Circa 1850 map. The Boston Post Road is a “planned” route on this.
Map #2 1874 map. Clearly shows location of old NYNH&H Grove Beach Station.
Map #3 1915 Topo map based on the 1890 survey.
Map #4 1934 Aerial Photograph
Map #5 1944 Topo map based on the 1939 survey.
Map #6 1951 Topo map update based on the 1939 survey.
Map #7 1965 Aerial Photograph
Map #8 1996 Topo map update based on the 1939 survey.
Map #9 1994 Aerial photograph.
The above maps and photos were excerpted from much larger images. The originals of these and similar maps as well as the historic pictures are available from the following Web sites. Many are very large files so be patient when you down load them.
Ref. #1 The 1850 map is from the UCONN Map & Geographic Information Center.
Ref. #2 The older topo maps are from the University of NH Library.
Ref. #3 The 1994 topo map and aerial photo are from Microsoft’s TerraServer.
Ref. #4 The Grove Beach Station picture is from the Dodd Research Center at UCONN.
Ref. #5 The 1934 & 1965 aerial photos are from the Connecticut State Library Digital Image Web Site.
These aerial photos below are from the Connecticut State Library Digital Image Web Site. Special thanks to Tony Palermo for identifying the Middle Beach hurricane photo, and to Lew Daniels for bringing the State Library site to our attention.
Set #1 Westbrook 1934 Shoreline
Set #2 Westbrook 1938 Hurricane Damage
