The Benjamin River and Eggemoggin Reach define this coastal Hancock County landscape, where the seafaring and farming heritage of the Blue Hill Peninsula is preserved in its scattered settlements. The interior is marked by significant wetlands such as Great Heath and Black Swamp, illustrating the complex drainage patterns that lead to tidal inlets like Salt Pond and Center Harbor. For genealogists, the map is particularly rich in family-named locations and burial grounds, including the Old Birchland Cem, Mount Ephraim Cem, and the remote Long Island Cem on the eastern edge of Blue Hill Bay. Local connectivity is shown through historic corridors like Bay Rd and Reach Rd, which link established villages such as North Brooklin, Haven, and West Brooklin to the surrounding coves and points.
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1904 · Deer Isle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Mount Desert
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Swan Island
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Bluehill
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1905 · Penobscot Bay
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1942 · Mount Desert
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Deer Isle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Swans Island
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Blue Hill
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Deer Isle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500