1900s (20th Century) Maps of Industry, Maine

1. 1924 Map of Farmington

   

   1924 Farmington

   1924 Print · USGS

   Franklin County in the early 1920s is a landscape of river-powered mills and intersecting rail lines, including the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes RR. Genealogists can locate dozens of country schools and rural settlements like Allens Mills and Knowltons Corner.

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4. 1930 Map of Kingfield

   

   1930 Kingfield

   1930 Print · USGS

   The Kingfield region and the western Maine highlands are captured here in the early 1930s. Genealogists can locate family homesteads near numerous district schools like Guild Sch and Hardy Sch, or trace the old roads through New Vineyard and Strong.

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7. 1932 Map of Kingfield

   

   1932 Kingfield

   1932 Print · USGS

   The western Maine mountains in the early thirties are defined here by narrow-gauge rail lines and a network of river-valley settlements. Genealogists can locate numerous rural schools and family landmarks like Soule Mill, Starbird Sch, and Dyer Hill.

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10. 1950 Map of Lewiston

    

    1950 Lewiston

    1950 Print · USGS

    The Maine and New Hampshire borderlands come alive in this post-war survey of the White Mountains and Androscoggin valley. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines like the Maine Central Railroad and find high-altitude landmarks from Mount Washington to Bretton Woods.

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13. 1956 Map of Farmington, 1959 Print

    

    1956 Farmington

    1959 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Franklin County, Maine, reveals a landscape of river-driven industry and upland farming. Researchers can trace the rail connections through Wilton Station or locate family roots near Knowltons Corner, Intervale School, and Savage Cemetery.

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16. 1956 Map of Lewiston, 1975 Print

    

    1956 Lewiston

    1975 Print · USGS

    The Northern New England interior is documented here in the mid-fifties, from the industrial Androscoggin River to the high peaks of the White Mountains. Trace the Grand Trunk Railway through mountain passes or locate family landmarks near Sabbathday Lake and Bretton Woods.

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19. 1961 Map of Lewiston

    

    1961 Lewiston

    1961 Print · USGS

    Western Maine and the White Mountains appear here during the early sixties, showing the industrial river towns and vast timberlands before the modern interstate era. Genealogists and historians can trace the Grand Trunk RR through Berlin or locate landmarks like Old Speck Mountain and Elephant Mountain.

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22. 1962 Map of Lewiston

    

    1962 Lewiston

    1962 Print · USGS

    The industrial river valleys and high peaks of Maine and New Hampshire define the region in the early sixties. Trace the rail-and-river network from Lewiston to the White Mountains, passing through mill towns like Berlin and Rumford.

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25. 1968 Map of New Sharon, 1971 Print

    

    1968 New Sharon

    1971 Print · USGS

    Franklin County in the late sixties shows a landscape defined by riverside settlements and upland farms. Researchers can trace historic burial sites like Village Cem or locate the old mill sites at Allens Mills and Weeks Mills along the Sandy River.

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28. 1969 Map of Lewiston

    

    1969 Lewiston

    1969 Print · USGS

    The northern New England highlands come into focus during the mid-fifties, showing the vital rail and river networks connecting industrial centers to the deep woods. Researchers can trace the path of the Grand Trunk RR or locate landmarks like Mt Washington and Rangeley Lake.

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31. 1979 Map of New Vineyard, 1983 Print

    

    1979 New Vineyard

    1983 Print · USGS

    Franklin County's wooded hills and remote settlements are captured in this late 1970s aerial survey. Trace rural homesteads and land patterns around New Vineyard, West Mills, and the slopes of the New Vineyard Mountains.

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34. 1986 Map of Rumford

    

    1986 Rumford

    1986 Print · USGS

    Western Maine in the mid-eighties shows a rugged landscape of industrial river towns and high-country timber plantations. Trace the rail-and-river economy through Rumford, Dixfield, and the Maine Central RR or locate the historic campus of Farmington State College.

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37. 1989 Map of New Vineyard

    

    1989 New Vineyard

    1989 Print · USGS

    Franklin County's high ridges and river valleys are captured here in the late eighties, showing the settlement of New Vineyard and West Mills. Genealogists and hikers can trace old routes past Mill Pond, local Cem sites, and the peaks of the New Vineyard Mountains.

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40. 1994 Map of Rumford

    

    1994 Rumford

    1994 Print · USGS

    Western Maine's mountains and glacial lakes are shown here in the mid-1990s, from the peaks of the Mahoosuc Range to the banks of the Androscoggin River. Trace the Maine Central RR through Dixfield or locate lakeside settlements like Oquossoc.

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