1977 Map of Charles Pond

About this map

Big Black River meanders through the dense North Woods along the Maine-Quebec border, creating a complex network of oxbows and river-side hydrology. This 1977 orthophotoquad represents a specific moment in forest management and drainage patterns before later ecological shifts. The landscape is dominated by the presence of Charles Pond and Bruleau Pond, two isolated water bodies that serve as significant landmarks in this otherwise uniform timberland. The convergence of the Shields Branch and the Little Rock River provides a detailed look at the drainage basins that feed into the larger St. John River system. Unlike a standard topographic line drawing, this aerial imagery captures the actual vegetation density and logging road networks that defined the region during the late 1970s.