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1940 Map of Forest

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Forest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

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Vanceboro and the international boundary define this rugged corridor of Washington County during the early 1940s. The landscape is dominated by the sprawling Chiputneticook Lakes system, where the St Croix River and Spednik Lake trace the line between Maine and New Brunswick. The Canadian Pacific railway provides the primary industrial spine, cutting through the timberlands near Lambert Lake and passing under the watch of the Fire Tower on Pirate Hill.

Remote settlements like Forest City and Forest City Landing highlight the importance of water-based transport and logging at this time. The interior is a maze of drainages including Tomah Stream and Crooked Brook, surrounding isolated peaks such as Spruce Mountain and Greenland Mountain. This survey details the township structure of the era, from T 9 R 4 to Codyville, documenting small clearings like Todds Farm before the expansion of modern road networks.