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1932 Map of Allagash Falls

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Allagash Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Allagash River logging culture is captured in this survey, showing a network of remote depots and camps established during the height of the Maine woods timber era. The presence of Cunliffe Depot Camp and Michaud Farm indicates the specialized infrastructure required to support river driving and forest operations in this isolated interior. These sites served as essential hubs for supplies and labor along the waterway, while the Tote Road provided the primary land-based artery for moving equipment and men through the township blocks.

The map details a landscape of high-relief terrain punctuated by features like Allagash Falls and Mc Gargle Rocks. Farther south, the intricate drainage of the Musquacook River and numerous ponds such as Petes Pond and Big Brook Lake illustrate the complexity of the northern Maine watershed. Named outposts like Rideout Cabin and Joe Martins Camp offer specific points of interest for those researching the genealogy of the woodsmen and families who inhabited these wilderness work sites in the early 1930s.