1976 Map of Eastport

About this map

The maritime borderlands of eastern Maine and western Nova Scotia are meticulously detailed in this survey by the U.S. Geological Survey. Centered on the Grand Manan Channel, the map captures the intricate coastal geography of Downeast Maine, from the deep harbors of Eastport and Lubec to the winding reaches of the Machias River. The landscape is a network of coastal settlements and inland lakes such as Gardner Lake and Meddybemps Lake, with the Maine Central RR providing the primary industrial link between timber towns like Cherryfield and Machias. Across the Bay of Fundy, the Nova Scotian shoreline reveals a dense string of Acadian communities including Church Point and Saulnierville. Conservation and history meet at Roosevelt Campobello International Park and the multiple tracts of the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, which dominate the marshes and woodlands near Passamaquoddy Bay.