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National Geographic's MapMachine

National Geographic - not surprisingly - has a wealth of maps and mapping-related tools to peruse. The MapMachine is NGS's online map generator, with variable base layers, features, etc.

URL: 
http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps/map-machine.html

US state cartogram/choropleth generator

From Texas A&M University - select a template, assign different states to different colors, then get a dynamically-generated map of the US with color-coded states. Apparently you can have up to six different color/group/cohorts of states.

URL: 
http://monarch.tamu.edu/~maps2/us.htm

Map-It: Free Web-based Map Generator from USGS

Enter latitude and longitude coordinates for your map borders and features, type in labels for your features, select boundary options, hit Submit, and voila!

URL: 
http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/mapit/

Connecticut Community Resource Inventory Online

The Connecticut Community Resource Inventory Online (CRI) allows Connecticut residents to download a variety of maps for every township in the state, including maps displaying topographical, soil and water, transportation, political, and agricultural information.

URL: 
http://clear.uconn.edu/projects/cri/index.htm