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History · Mashantucket

Half of Mashantucket’s homes were built after 1985

Most of Mashantucket was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1889 on.

0on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Mashantucket’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Mashantucket are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18897 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1983. Watch Mashantucket change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mashantucket’s history is told.

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On the map

Mashantucket on the map, 1889 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mashantucket. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Mashantucket on the 1889 USGS mapMashantucket on the 1893 USGS mapMashantucket on the 1921 USGS mapMashantucket on the 1943 USGS mapMashantucket on the 1958 USGS mapMashantucket on the 1970 USGS mapMashantucket on the 1983 USGS map1889Stonington sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mashantucket.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Mashantucket

Nobody well known was born in Mashantucket itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Annie ProulxAmerican novelist, short story and non-fiction … · b. 1935
Edith RooseveltFirst Lady of the United States from 1901 to 19… · b. 1861
Benedict ArnoldArmy officer who betrayed America to the Britis… · b. 1741
Amy BrennemanAmerican actress · b. 1964
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Cassie VenturaAmerican singer, dancer, actress, and model · b. 1986
Saunders Mac LaneAmerican mathematician · b. 1909
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Ledyard12 historic placesBPreston5 historic placesA

Questions about Mashantucket’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.