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1951 Map of Fort Fairfield

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Fort Fairfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Aroostook River winds through the heart of the potato-growing country of northeastern Maine, serving as a corridor for both commerce and settlement. Near the Canadian border, the town of Fort Fairfield serves as a primary hub, while the Canadian Pacific and Bangor and Aroostook railroads weave through the valley, highlighting the importance of rail transport to the region's mid-century agricultural economy. Numerous small communities and family-named landmarks populate the landscape, including Houghtonville, Stevensville, and Grimes Mill.

Rural life is marked by a network of localized institutions, with scattered schoolhouses like Kelly Sch, Wright Sch, and Palmer Sch serving outlying farms. The northern reaches of the map near Limestone and the international boundary with New Brunswick show a transition toward marshier terrain at Sawyer Bog. Significant local landmarks such as the State Fish Hatchery near Caribou and the Riverside Ch provide specific points of interest for those tracing family history or local industrial development in this borderland territory.