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1977 Map of Bald Mountain Pond

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of Bald Mountain Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Shirley Mills sits in the northeast corner of this remote Maine landscape, where the West Branch Piscataquis River winds southward through dense timberlands. This 1977 orthophotoquad captures the raw terrain of Piscataquis County, centered on the prominent heights of Bald Mountain and Blue Top. The imagery reveals a complex drainage network, where Big Bennet Brook and Bald Mountain Stream feed into the river system.

Large water bodies such as Bald Mountain Pond and Little Moxie Pond dominate the western half of the sheet, while Ordway Pond lies tucked into the hills to the east. The lack of major road infrastructure highlights the area's character as a working forest or wilderness during the late 1970s, making this an essential reference for understanding the geography of the northern Maine woods before modern developments.