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1904 Map of Cherryfield

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Cherryfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1917
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1917

About this map

Cherryfield serves as the inland anchor for this coastal Washington County landscape, where the West Branch Narraguagus River meets the town's industrial and residential center. The map documents an era of intense geodesic surveying, evidenced by the prominent U. S. C. and G. Survey Base Line stretching across the Pine O Ridge and the Blueberry Barrens, anchored by the West Base and East Base monuments. This precision was critical for charting the complex coastline of Narraguagus Bay and Pleasant Bay.

Coastal commerce is highlighted by the Steamboat Route navigating the Dyer Narrows toward Millbridge. Further inland, the Washington County Railway provides a transit corridor connecting smaller settlements like Dorman, Unionville, and Marshville. The intricate network of coves and islands, including Ripley Neck and Dyer Island, illustrates the maritime-dependent geography of the Downeast coast before modern highway expansion altered local travel patterns.