Lordship Maps

The original boundry of Lordship was everything south of Duck Neck Creek. Using the 1893 map below as a guide, Lordship was an island until the mid 1890's when Frank Hopson built the dike road to Bridgeport. The only way to get into Lordship was by the bridge pictured to the right. It was possible to pilot a flat bottom boat from the Housatonic River at Sniffen's lane (north of today's basin entrance), go under the bridge, along Duck Neck Creek, into Lewis' Gut and into Bridgeport. Long Beach consisted of the entire beach, including Pleasure Beach. Pleasure Beach was sold to Bridgeport sometime around 1890.

Listed below are various maps of Lordship. Additional maps will be added when available.

Native American map from 1925

1856 Lordship map

1868 Lordship

Lordship1893

1933 State Park

Lordship 1938

1944 Western Lordship Meadows plan

1944 Eastern Lordship Meadows plan

Lordship 1951

So you think you know Lordship. Click on the Lordship Landmarks Quiz and see how many you can identify. Click on the Lordship Landmarks Answers to print a copy of the Lordship Trivia form.

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1914 Wilkenda Development

Pre1950map

1934 Aerial survey of Connecticut including Lordship