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1892 Map of Augusta

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Augusta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

The Kennebec River corridor defines the eastern edge of this late 19th-century landscape, where the state capital of Augusta and neighboring Hallowell serve as industrial and political hubs. Surveyed in 1890, the map illustrates an era when the Central Maine Railroad provided the primary inland pulse, connecting lakeside settlements like Readfield Depot and Belgrade to larger markets.

Away from the river valley, the topography is dominated by a complex network of glacial water bodies, including Maranacook Lake and the expansive Messalonskee Lake. The density of named high points such as Monks Hill and Lithgow Hill suggests a rugged interior where farming and small villages like Winthrop and Manchester established themselves between the ridges and shores. This survey captures Kennebec County just as the railroad-linked lake districts were maturing into established regional centers.