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1935 Map of Fish River Lake

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Fish River Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Wheelock Mill and Michauds Mill stand as markers of early industrial activity along the northern fringes of this Aroostook County wilderness. Surveyed in the early 1930s, the landscape is defined by an extensive network of remote outposts and logging-era infrastructure, including Red River Camps and Blanchards Depot Camp. The terrain is characterized by dramatic elevations like Black Mountain and Deboullie Mtn, the latter featuring a charted Fire Tower for forest surveillance.

Water dominates the geography, from the expansive Fish River Lake to a cluster of smaller bodies like Pushineer Pond, Island Pond, and the Chase Ponds. For the genealogist or local researcher, the map preserves the locations of several family-named sites such as Bishops Camps, Joe Tardy Camp, and Soucys Camp. These settlements, often connected only by a Tote Rd or simple trail, reflect a period when the North Maine Woods were primarily accessed for timber and seasonal sporting.