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1986 Map of Chamberlain Lake

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Chamberlain Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Allagash Wilderness Waterway serves as the central artery of this Maine backcountry landscape, documenting a region defined by its vast water network and logging history. The map illustrates a transitional era where traditional timber transport infrastructure, such as the Tramway between Eagle Lake and Chamberlain Lake, remained a visible landmark of the industrial past within a protected wilderness. Rare settlements like Churchill Depot and Camp Phoenix mark the few outposts in a territory otherwise organized by the rectangular grid of West of East Line of State (WELS) townships.

From the peaks of Soper Mountain to the shores of Allagash Lake, the geography is a complex system of ponds, brooks, and ridges. Conservation boundaries are clearly delineated, including the northern edge of Baxter State Park and the Gero Island State Game Refuge on Chesuncook Lake. Family-named or descriptive terrain features like Graveyard Point and Beetle Mountain provide specific points of reference for genealogists and local historians tracing the heritage of Maine's North Woods.