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1955 Map of Depot Lake

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Depot Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The international boundary between Quebec and Maine defines the western edge of this 1955 survey, highlighting a remote section of the North Maine Woods. At the heart of this topographic study lies Depot Lake, fed by Depot Stream and surrounded by a network of drainage basins including Glazier Brook, Brown Brook, and Cedar Brook. The landscape is dominated by the prominence of Depot Mtn, which features a Lookout Tower for fire observation.

Transportation in this timber-rich region is restricted to a few primitive routes such as the California Road and a Private Road that follows the Black River. The presence of a U S Customs station and Forest Service Station near the northern border underscores the area's role as a managed frontier. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the location of isolated camps like the Forest Service Camp and family-named water bodies such as Cunliffe Pond and Linscott Pond.