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1940 Map of Forest

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Forest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

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The international boundary between Maine and New Brunswick winds through the Chiputneticook Lakes on this 1940 survey, where the rugged topography of Greenland Mountain and Spednick Mountain overlooks a labyrinth of coves and inlets. The settlement of Forest City and the adjacent Forest City Landing serve as northern anchors on the St Croix River, while Vanceboro sits at the junction of the Maine Central and Canadian Pacific railroads.

This network of rails and waterways illustrates a frontier economy focused on timber and transit. A Fire Tower atop Vance Mountain and the presence of isolated outposts like Todds Farm indicate a landscape still deeply connected to forest management. Genealogists can trace the footprint of these border towns before modern development altered the remote character of Washington County's lake country.