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1932 Map of Arnold Pond

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Arnold Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

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Coburn Gore and the surrounding unorganized territories of northern Franklin County are defined by a network of remote waterways and high peaks along the international boundary. This 1932 survey, which utilized aerial photography from the Army Air Corps, captures the border landscape where the U.S. Customs station marks the passage between Maine and Quebec. The terrain is divided into historic land grants and townships such as Massachusetts Gore and Seven Ponds T3 R5, characterized by significant water bodies like Arnold Pond and Big Island Pond.

The hydrography of the region is notably complex, with the headwaters of the Magalloway River and Kennebago River draining the high country near Louise Mtn and Twin Peaks. Small, isolated ponds like Grants Pond and South Boundary Pond dot the townships, illustrating the region's character as a timber and sporting destination long before modern development. These geographic boundaries, including the line between Oxford and Franklin Counties, reflect the early 20th-century administration of Maine's north woods.