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1904 Map of Bluehill

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Bluehill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1904
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1904

About this map

The coastal peninsula and islands of Hancock County are captured in this 1902 survey, a landscape defined by its deep saltwater inlets and granite-backed hills. The settlement of Bluehill serves as a central hub, connected to the surrounding countryside where Bluehill Mineral Spring and numerous ponds like Norris Pond and First Pond dot the interior. To the south, the intricate coastline around Sedgwick and Brooklin reveals a seafaring economy, with Steamboat routes weaving through Eggemoggin Reach and stopping at Haven and Center Harbor.

Maritime activity is further evidenced by the naming of every cove and point, from Tapley Cove on the Bagaduce River to the granite quarries near Long Island. Local life centered around small villages such as Sargentville, South Brooksville, and South Penobscot, while the terrain rises to prominent heights at Blue Hill and Wallamatogus Mt.. This edition documents the pre-modern road network and ferry dependencies of the Maine coast at the beginning of the twentieth century.