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1892 Map of Freeport

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Freeport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Coastal Maine's convoluted shoreline and inner islands dominate this late 19th-century landscape, where the Casco Bay seafaring economy meets the interior's industrial rail lines. The settlement at Freeport is well-established, supported by tidal access at Mast Landing and Porter Landing along the Harraseeket River. Inland, the terrain rises toward Bradbury Mt, overlooking a network of small hamlets like North Pownal and South Durham.

The infrastructure of the Gilded Age is clearly visible through the intersection of the Maine Central Railroad and the Grand Trunk Railroad at Yarmouth Junction. This rail connectivity fueled the development of Yarmouthville and provided essential transport for the mills at Lisbon Falls on the Androscoggin River. Numerous islands, including Cousins Island and Chebeague Island, are mapped with precision, showing the early footprints of coastal habitation before the era of modern development.