1975 Map of Bingham NE

About this map

Austin Stream carves a path through this part of Somerset County, reflecting the timbered landscape of the Maine woods during the mid-1970s. This orthophotograph, captured from an October 1975 aerial survey, provides a literal overhead perspective of the terrain rather than the traditional symbolic representation of a standard topographic map. The imagery reveals the density of the forest surrounding Austin Pond and its smaller neighbor, Little Austin Pond, while also showing the clearings and logging roads that define the regional economy. To the west, the slopes of Dimmick Mountain rise above Dimmick Pond, illustrating the typical drainage patterns of the Kennebec watershed. This map is a valuable resource for those studying land use and forest management in Maine, capturing the precise state of the backcountry before subsequent decades of growth and logging reshaped the canopy.