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1924 Map of Farmington

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Farmington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

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Farmington and Wilton anchor this riverine landscape in the early 1920s, serving as vital hubs where the Maine Central and the narrow-gauge Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes RR meet. The Sandy River snakes through the center of the region, its valley dotted with specialized settlements like Farmington Falls and Bullen Mills. The rural infrastructure is remarkably dense, recorded here through a network of one-room schoolhouses such as the Blanchard School, Stubbs Mill School, and Withee School that served outlying farmsteads.

Local industry and community life are grounded in the topography, with hamlets like Dryden and North Chesterville positioned along major streams. Genealogists can trace family-named landmarks including Knowltons Corner, Kennedy Corner, and Seavers Corner, while the presence of the North Vienna Church and numerous cemeteries provides a clear view of the social fabric before mid-century modernization altered the rural character of Franklin County.