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1943 Map of Augusta

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Augusta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

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The Kennebec River corridor defines this wartime landscape, where the state capital of Augusta sits at the nexus of the Maine Central railroad and a dense network of inland lakes. This 1941 survey documents the transition between the industrial riverside and the recreational character of the surrounding hills. Large institutional footprints, such as the State Hospital, contrast with the numerous rural schools like Cony Sch and Ballard Sch that served the outlying farming communities.

Transport and leisure patterns are evident in the concentration of landings and camps, notably the Maranacook Camp on Maranacook Lake and the recreational development around Island Park on Cobbosseecontee Lake. The region's agricultural and milling roots remain visible at Wings Mills and Dunns Cor, while the numerous small burial grounds like Stevens Cem and Lakeview Cem offer precise data points for genealogists researching family landholdings in early twentieth-century Kennebec County.