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1975 Map of Eagle Lake NE

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Eagle Lake NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The St John River forms the international boundary between the United States and Canada in this northern Maine landscape, where the town of Fort Kent sits at the confluence of the St John and Fish River. This orthophotoquad provides an aerial perspective of the mid-1970s, revealing a complex mosaic of woodlots and cleared agricultural fields that follow the river valleys and ridge lines. Smaller settlements like Soldier Pond, Bradburys, and Wallagrass appear as clusters of development along the transportation corridors that parallel the water.

Water plays a central role in the geography of the region, from the winding course of the Fish River to the smaller Wallagrass Stream and the northern edge of First Lake. The sharp contrast between the dense forest cover and the light-toned farm plots highlights the rural economy of Aroostook County, where land use is dictated by the drainage patterns of the Saint John basin along the border with New Brunswick.