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1983 Map of Charleston

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Charleston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Charleston serves as the focal point of this Penobscot County study, characterized by its traditional hilltop institutional sites and agricultural valleys. The town landscape is defined by the Higgins Classical Institute and the Faith Sch Theology, while the Charleston Correction Facility occupies the prominent southern slope of Bull Hill near a Radio Tower. Industry and local trade are represented by Rollins Mill on Rollins Brook and several active and Abandoned Gravel Pits dotting the roadsides toward Garland.

The settlement pattern reveals a network of rural hubs including West Charleston, East Corinth, and Hicks Corner, connected by historic routes like Stage Coach Road. Significant natural resources are preserved within the Penobscot Piscataquis Wildlife Management Area, which straddles the county line near Witham Brook. The southern portion of the quadrangle is drained by the Kenduskeag Stream, where the small cluster at Twin Brook marks a junction near the Exeter boundary.