1904 Map of Cherryfield

About this map

The Narraguagus River and Pleasant River flow south toward the coast in this early twentieth-century survey of Washington County. At the time of this mapping, the Washington County Railway provided the primary inland transport link, connecting settlements such as Cherryfield, Harrington, and Unionville. The landscape transitions from the coastal waters of Back Bay and Flat Bay to the distinctive uplands of Pineo Ridge and the Blueberry Barrens. Inland, the map documents a precise U.S.C. and G. Survey Base Line stretching between West Base and East Base, a critical piece of geodetic infrastructure. Coastal commerce is evidenced by the Steamboat Route navigating through the islands and reaches of Narraguagus Bay, serving small coastal villages like Millbridge and Wyman before the dominance of modern highways.