Map

Object number
FIC.2014.67
Date
1883
Description
A hand-drawn map depicting the layout of Hanging Rock Avenue (Middletown, Rhode Island) at the time of its construction in 1883. Includes depictions of adjacent roads, natural features, and property lines; "W.H. Ashurst", "J.A. Hazard", "E. & D. King" and "E. Sturtevant" are listed as property owners. Text at top left reads: "Hanging Rock Avenue (from 2nd + 1st Beach Avenues to 3rd Beach Road) Commenced April 16th 1883. by Enos + Albert H. Hayward, contractors for $3800.00 Notice from Council to proceed July 15 1883 in accordance with order of Supreme Court." Text at left lists "Council" members and "Contracts" from the 1870s. Map is drawn in black and red ink on linen-like paper.
Object Type
maps (documents)
Subjects
Gardiner's Pond
Hanging Rock
Hanging Rock Avenue
Middletown
Second Beach
Related People & Organizations
Ashurst, W.H. (subject)
Hazard, John Alfred (subject)
Sturtevant, E. (subject)
Hayward, Albert H. (subject)
Hayward, Enos (subject)