The Southwest Branch Saint John River winds through the northwestern corner of this territory in Somerset County, Maine, establishing a remote borderland landscape dominated by drainage networks. The terrain is defined by several significant tributaries including Doucie Brook, Knowles Brook, and the aptly named Desolation Brook in the far southeast. These watercourses carve through a densely forested region where human infrastructure is limited to a few arterial logging routes. The presence of St Juste Rd and Foss Brooke Rd indicates the primary modern usage of this area for timber harvesting and transit, while the lack of named settlements emphasizes the wilderness character of the T9 R17 WELS township at the time of this survey.
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1954 · Baker Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Allagash Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Presque Isle
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Beaver Pond
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Clayton Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1958 · Presque Isle
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1960 · Presque Isle
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Allagash Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1962 · Baker Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1986 · Beaver Pond SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000