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1942 Map of Forest

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Forest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

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The St Croix River defines the international boundary in this 1940s survey of eastern Maine, where the waters of the Chiputneticook Lakes and Spednik Lake separate Washington County from New Brunswick. The settlement of Forest City sits at the northern narrow, supported by the Forest City Landing and the Maine Central railroad line that cuts through the southern interior.

Remote timberlands and glacial lakes dominate the landscape, characterized by numerous coves like Muncy Cove and Robertson Cove. Human activity is concentrated near the rails and waterways, with Todds Farm and the village of Lambert Lake providing rare points of habitation amidst the peaks of Spruce Mountain and Greenland Mountain. A lonely Fire Tower on Pirate Hill overlooks the vast drainage basins of Tomah Stream and Crooked Brook, reflecting an era of active forest fire surveillance in the Maine North Woods.