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1944 Map of Freeport

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Freeport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The Androscoggin River defines the northern reaches of this coastal survey, where industrial centers like Lisbon Falls and the paper mill site of Pejepscot stand in contrast to the rural farmsteads of Durham and Pownal. Near the coast, the villages of Yarmouth and South Freeport serve as gateways to the complex maritime landscape of Casco Bay, characterized by protected inlets like the Harraseeket River and Maquoit Bay. Inland, the terrain rises toward Bradbury Mountain, which is already established here as Bradbury Mountain State Park.

Tracing the rail lines reveals a vital transportation corridor where the Maine Central and Canadian National railroads intersect at Yarmouth Junc and Royal Junction. For genealogists, the map is particularly dense with small family burial grounds and rural institutions, from the Lunt Memorial Cem to several one-room schoolhouses like Hacker Sch and Soper Sch. Small crossroads settlements such as Wardtown and Crossman Corner illustrate the traditional Maine landscape before post-war suburban development altered the character of the county.