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1984 Map of Dexter

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Dexter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

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Lake Wassookeag dominates the lower half of this landscape, its waters reaching toward the industrial and residential heart of Dexter. This 1980s field study captures the town at a moment of transition, showing the concentration of schools and civic life near the Dexter Reservoir and the U S Army Reserve Center. The surrounding terrain is a mosaic of bog lands and small agricultural hamlets, connected by rural routes like Jackman Road and Sangerville Road.

Outlying settlements such as Jackman Corner, North Dexter, and Gilman Corner illustrate the dispersed settlement pattern of the Maine interior. Water remains a central theme across the quadrangle, from the course of the Main Sebasticook River to the various wetlands like Brown Bog and Fay Scott Bog. Local history researchers can identify family-named landmarks and old burial grounds, including the Storer Cem and Mt Pleasant Cem, which anchor the rural landscape between the hills.