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2014 Map of Charleston

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Charleston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Charleston serves as the central hub of this Penobscot County landscape, where the rural road network converges near West Charleston and the southern slopes of Bull Hill. The terrain is defined by a dense drainage system flowing toward the Kenduskeag Stream in the south and the West Branch-Dead Stream along the northern border. Small clusters of historical interest are scattered across the quadrangle, including the crossroad at Hicks Corner and the small settlement of Rollins Mill on the banks of Rollins Brook.

Evidence of early local heritage is found at the Hathaway Cem along Center RD, while the surrounding topography transitions from the heights of Hatch Hill to the lowlands surrounding Black Stream. The map details a landscape primarily organized by long-established family-named thoroughfares such as Oroak RD and John Doore RD, reflecting a long history of land division and settlement in this part of Maine.