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1986 Map of Cunliffe Islands

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Cunliffe Islands
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Allagash River winds through the northwestern corner of this remote Aroostook County landscape, serving as the centerpiece for the Allagash Wilderness State Waterway. This 1980s topographic record documents a vast, uninhabited timberland defined by the complex drainage systems of Sweeney Brook, Henderson Brook, and Shepherd Brook. The presence of the Cunliffe Islands and the northern reach of Long Lake highlights the importance of these waterways for travel and logging in Northern Maine.

A single Private Road and a solitary Gravel Pit indicate the light human footprint of industrial forestry within these surveyed townships. Elevations rise toward the east at Shepherd Mountain, while smaller basins like Threemile Pond and Glazier Pond dot the lowlands. This map captures the region at a time when its wilderness character was being formally protected while remaining a working landscape for the logging industry.