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1955 Map of Beaver Pond

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Beaver Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Canada United States border defines the character of this remote timberland, where the Northwest Branch St John River and Southwest Branch St John River converge. Settlement is concentrated along the international boundary at Lac Frontiere and Daaquam, the latter featuring a Customs Office to manage cross-border traffic. The landscape is a complex network of glacial ponds and streams, including Presley Lake, Burntland Pond, and the drainage of Depot Stream.

A network of private logging roads provides the only terrestrial access through the townships, which are identified by survey designations such as Powers Gore (T 11 R 17) and T 10 R 17 (Big 10). The topography is generally low-lying and watery, though Sugarloaf Mountain rises prominently in the northwest. This 1955 survey captures the industrial timber landscape of northern Maine before modern infrastructure reached these deep woods, highlighting the reliance on river systems for movement.