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1980 Map of Gardiner

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Gardiner
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Kennebec River corridor defines the eastern edge of this 1941 survey, showing the busy Maine Central Railroad connecting settlements like Richmond and South Gardiner. The landscape is a network of small agricultural and milling hamlets, many centered around specific intersections like Litchfield Cors, Richmond Cor, and Spears Cor. These communities were served by a dense system of rural schoolhouses, including McKinley Sch and Waterman Sch, which are clearly marked alongside family-named cemeteries such as Plumer Cem and Reed Cem.

Water power and transport are central to the region's character, with the Cobbosseecontee Stream and Abagadasset River carving through the terrain. To the west, the interconnected waters of Cobbosseecontee Lake and Tacoma Lake provide a different landscape of islands like Pinkham I and Goodwin I. The inclusion of the Richmond Camp Ground and the specialized siding at Iceboro highlights the distinct social and industrial hubs of mid-century Kennebec County.