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1935 Map of Frenchville

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Frenchville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The St John River forms a wide northern arc through this section of Aroostook County, serving as the international boundary between Maine and Canada. Along its southern bank, the Bangor and Aroostook railroad connects a string of riverside communities and industrial spurs, including St Luce Sta, Upper Frenchville, and various railroad sidings like Pelletier Siding and Gilman Siding. This rail-and-river corridor supported a landscape of small agricultural settlements and timber processing during the mid-1930s.

Inland from the river, the terrain rises toward hills such as Gagnon Hill and Morin Mtn, where a dense network of rural schools served isolated farmsteads. Features like Jefferson Sch, Lincoln Sch, and School No 10 are scattered throughout Madawaska and Frenchville. To the south, the landscape opens toward Long Lake and the smaller Brishlotte Lake, where brooks like Ouellette Brook and Dickey Bk drain the upland timber country.