1961 Map of Allagash Lake

About this map

Chemquasabamticook Lake and Allagash Lake dominate this 1961 survey of the Maine north woods, a landscape defined by an intricate network of waterways and remote timberlands. The territory is organized by the Public Utilities Commission into various WELS townships, including T 8 R 15 Wels and T 9 R 14 Wels, where logging and forestry operations are evidenced by scattered Gravel Pits and a web of Private roads. High ground is marked by the Lookout Tower atop Allagash Mtn, overlooking a series of smaller water bodies such as Frozen Ocean, Mud Pond, and Wadleigh Pond. Human presence is largely transient, restricted to Camps and the Forest Service Camp located along the shoreline. The topography reveals the complex drainage patterns of Allagash Stream and Wadleigh Brook, which connect the numerous ponds and basins across Mud Pond Ridge and Maple Ridge.