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1942 Map of Bar Harbor

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Bar Harbor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Acadia National Park dominates the Mount Desert Island landscape in this early 1940s survey, showing the complex interaction between its granite peaks and the coastal villages of Bar Harbor and Seal Harbor. The map captures a maritime economy defined by dozens of coves and harbors, from the protected waters of Sorrento Harbor and Flanders Bay to the exposed reaches of Prospect Harbor. The intricate archipelago of Frenchman Bay is visible in remarkable detail, including Long Porcupine I and the isolated Stave Island.

Coastal settlements like Winter Harbor and Gouldsboro are shown at a time when their harbors were central to local life, featuring landmarks such as Chicken Mill Pond and Burch Harbor Pond. This 1942 edition, compiled from surveys by A.J. Ogle and Frank Lamer, records the rugged Schoodic Peninsula and the Cranberry Isles, including the village of Islesford, before the mid-century expansion of modern infrastructure.