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1900 Map of Bucksport

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Bucksport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1900
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1900

About this map

Fort Knox stands as a prominent sentinel overlooking the Penobscot River near the narrow channel where Prospect Ferry connects the riverbanks. This 1900 survey documents a maritime and industrial landscape at its peak, where the Bucksport Br Maine Central RR and Bangor & Aroostook RR provide vital land connections to the thriving river towns. The economic character of the region is further defined by the large Quarry near Mt Waldo, while the interior is dotted with established family-named crossroads like Ellingwoods Corner and Nealeys Corner.

The topography transitions from the tidal waters of Marsh Bay to the elevations of Snow Mountain and Mt Ephraim. Settlement patterns follow both the riverfront and the fertile valleys surrounding inland waters like Swan Lake and Halfmoon Pond. From the shipyard heritage of Winterport and Bucksport to the quiet reaches of Verona Park, the map captures the transition from nineteenth-century river commerce to the growing rail and granite industries of the early twentieth century.