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1892 Map of Gardiner

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Gardiner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

About this map

The Kennebec River corridor defines this late 19th-century landscape, serving as a primary artery for the shipping and ice industries that supported towns like Gardiner and Richmond. The river is dotted with significant landmarks including Swan Island and Nahumkeag Island, while the western banks are traced by the Maine Central Railroad. This transportation network connected the riverfront industrial hubs to inland agricultural settlements such as Litchfield Corners and Bowdoin Center.

Inland, the topography is marked by a complex system of water bodies like Cobbosseecontee Pond and Purgatory Pond, which feed into the Cobbosseecontee Stream. Local social and religious history is anchored by sites like the Richmond Campmeeting grounds near the Kennebec River and the scattered crossroads of Litchfield Plains and Hatchs Corners. The detailed surveying captures the rural character of Kennebec and Sagadahoc counties before the widespread modernization of the 20th century.