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1963 Map of Fryeburg

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Fryeburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The Saco River dominates this region of Oxford County, carving a complex path through the valley as evidenced by the Old Course Saco River and numerous oxbow features like Horseshoe Pond. In the southern portion of the sheet, the village of Fryeburg serves as a focal point for the surrounding agricultural and residential landscape, containing notable institutions such as Fryeburg Academy and the local Fairgrounds. The map details a network of early settlements including North Fryeburg, West Fryeburg, and Fryeburg Center, each supported by several family-named burial grounds like Abbot Cems and Bradley Cem.

Evidence of the area's geological and commemorative history is visible at Jockey Cap and the Battle Monument near Lovewell Pond. The landscape transitions from the broad river flats to more prominent terrain like Mt Tom and Smarts Hill to the east. The 1980s revisions highlight the evolving land use, while original features like the Covered Bridge over the Saco and the Adams Sch reflect the long-standing community infrastructure of the Maine-New Hampshire borderlands.