This aerial map of Mystic River shows Mystic, Connecticut as it was in 1879. The map identifies schools, residences, manufacturing companies, churches, banks, and the Post Office. Neighborhood grids, street names, railroads and more are also given. Buildings are indexed below. Mystic River was once inhabited by the Pequot Empire until the English colonists began settling along around 1819, the year the Mystic River Bridge was made. Agriculture was the town’s main trade.