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1940 Map of Danforth

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Danforth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Danforth serves as the industrial and transit hub of this northern Maine landscape, where the Canadian Pacific and Maine Central railroads converge near the banks of Baskahegan Stream. The geography is defined by a series of north-south ridges, including Stetson Mountain and Daggett Ridge, which frame a complex network of waterways like Hot Brook Lake and the Chiputneticook Lakes along the international boundary with New Brunswick.

Genealogists will find notable details in rural pockets like the Irish Settlement and smaller villages such as Brookton and Eaton. Scattered landmarks including the Trout Creek Cem and the Bonner Sch speak to the dispersed community life of the late 1930s. The presence of numerous camps, such as Gills Camp and Russell Camp, underscores the region's enduring reliance on the timber and sporting industries during this era.