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1941 Map of Amity

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Amity
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

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Wilcox Settlement and Estabrook Settlement anchor this 1941 survey of eastern Aroostook County, where the international boundary with New Brunswick is defined by the Chiputneticook Lakes and a series of monumented lines. The rural infrastructure of the late 1930s is meticulously documented, showing a high density of country schoolhouses such as Smith Sch, South Amity Sch, and No 9 Sch serving isolated farmsteads.

Transport through this timber-rich region relied on river crossings like the Ferry Bridge over the Mattawamkeag, while landmarks like the Fire Tower atop Mitchel Mtn monitored the dense northern forests. Local history is preserved through family-named sites like Wilcox Cem and Selden Cem, alongside settlements like Orient and Selden that served as hubs for the surrounding townships. The landscape is a network of water and ridges, from Tenmile Lake to the prominent Stetson Ridge.