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1941 Map of Freeport

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Freeport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Androscoggin River and the island-dotted waters of Casco Bay define this mid-coast Maine landscape during the early 1940s. The settlement pattern reveals a transition from industrial river towns like Lisbon Falls and Pejepscot in the north to maritime-oriented villages such as South Freeport and Bunganuc Landing along the coast. The importance of the rail network is evident at the crossing of the Maine Central and Canadian National lines near Yarmouth Junction and Royal Junction.

Away from the coast, the terrain rises toward Bradbury Mountain and its surrounding Bradbury Mountain State Park. Genealogists and local historians will find a dense network of rural infrastructure, including namesake cemeteries like Strout Cem and Lunt Memorial Cem, alongside local institutions such as Bliss Sch and the community at Shiloh. The map preserves the geography of smaller locales such as Porter Landing and Southwest Bend before later development altered these traditional Maine crossroads.