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1984 Map of Cambridge

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Cambridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

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The Sebasticook River and Main Stream converge in this northern Maine landscape, defining the rural character of the borderlands between Piscataquis and Somerset counties. The village of Cambridge sits near the shore of Cambridge Pond, serving as a central hub for the surrounding network of hills and small waterways. Further north, the settlement at Pingree Center occupies a clearing near Pingree Center Stream, illustrating the scattered residential patterns common in this timber-rich region during the early 1980s.

Local history researchers can identify family-named landmarks and infrastructure such as Tyler Cem, Mt Pleasant Cem, and various Gravel Pits that suggest local industry. The terrain is marked by prominent rises like Crow Hill and Ham Hill, while numerous brooks—including Austin Brook and Sucker Bk—drain into wetlands like Austin Bog, creating a complex aquatic system that has historically shaped road placement and land use in Parkman and Ripley.