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1929 Map of Caribou

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Caribou
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Washburn and Caribou serve as the primary hubs in this agricultural and industrial landscape of Aroostook County, where the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad dictates the flow of commerce and settlement. The map reveals an intricate network of rural education and faith, with dozens of family-named schoolhouses like Belanger School and Dunn School serving isolated townships. The presence of specialized sites, such as the New Sweden Station and Post Office and the Municipal Airport near Caribou, marks a period of transition as the region balanced its traditional timber and potato-farming roots with emerging twentieth-century infrastructure.

Water power and transport remain central to life here, from the Madawaska River in the north to the Aroostook River winding through the south. Industrial markers like Goodwin Mill and the Deadwater Electric facility on Salmon Brook illustrate how local geography was harnessed for production. Genealogists will find particular value in the numerous small burial grounds and churches, including Sacred Heart Church and the Lyndon Center Cemetery.