1987 Map of Baxter Lake

About this map

Blue Job Mtn State Forest dominates the western highland, providing a prominent lookout over the wooded ridges and numerous ponds that define the borderlands of Strafford and Farmington. This late-1980s landscape is characterized by a network of scattered rural junctions, such as Center Strafford, Strafford Corner, and Merrill Corners, connected by winding roads through hilly terrain. The map captures an era when the local economy and topography were heavily influenced by water management and glacial geology, evidenced by the Rochester Reservoir and several prominent sand and gravel pits.