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1955 Map of Boyd Lake

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Boyd Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Piscataquis River and Sebec River converge at the northern edge of this mid-century Maine survey, where the rail hub of Derby and the village of Milo sit at the junction of the Bangor and Aroostook railroad. This landscape is defined by its extensive wetlands and bog systems, such as Call Bog and Whitten Bog, which are punctuated by distinctive landmarks like Porcupine Ridge and Hudson Ridge. Settlement is concentrated along rural roads and rail lines, evidenced by smaller hamlets like Lagrange, Bradford, and Boyd Lake.

Educational and communal life is anchored by local institutions including Bradford High Sch and the North Bradford Sch. Economic activity is represented by infrastructure such as Huntington Mill, several Gravel Pits, and the Medford Lookout Tower. Transportation in this era relied on both the Bangor and Piscataquis railroad and traditional points like the Upper Ferry, reflecting a transition between river-dependent industry and modern rail and road networks.