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1980 Map of Gardiner

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Gardiner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Gardiner and Randolph face one another across the Kennebec River, a corridor defined by heavy industrial infrastructure and historic transport routes. The Maine Central railroad tracks follow the river's eastern bank through Pittston, while the massive Maine Turnpike and its Interchange 14 cut through the western interior near Cobbosseecontee Stream. This 1980s landscape shows a transition between the dense urban cores of the river towns and the more distributed rural life of West Gardiner and Litchfield.

Notable for genealogists and local historians are the numerous burial grounds and civic institutions, including St Josephs Cem and the Colburn House State Mem. The map records specialized terrain and industrial history at Iron Mine Hill and the Quarry near Ring Hill. To the south, the river opens into a complex geography of islands and points such as Nehumkeag Island and The Sands Island, illustrating the waterway's role as a primary geographic boundary.