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1951 Map of Chain Lakes

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Chain Lakes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The international border between the United States and Canada defines the northwest corner of this Franklin County wilderness, where the historic Arnold Trail follows the corridor of the Chain of Ponds Lakes. This 1951 compilation of earlier surveys illustrates a remote landscape dominated by timber management and high peaks like Caribou Mountain and Snow Mtn, the latter topped with a Fire Tower.

Remote outposts such as Caribou Camp, State Camp, and Chain Lakes Camp reflect the area's history of logging and sporting life. The map details the complex water network of the Indian Stream and Alder Stream basins, alongside the expansive Jim Pond and Seven Ponds regions. Several unorganized townships, including Kibby and Alder Stream, show the surveyor's grid laid over a terrain of bogs like Spencer Bog and mountain gaps like Delaware Gap.