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1940 Map of Grand Isle

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Grand Isle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

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The St John River forms the international boundary between the United States and Canada in this 1940 survey, following the border between Maine and New Brunswick. This northernmost stretch of Aroostook County shows a linear settlement pattern, with homesteads and villages concentrated along the riverbanks. The Bangor and Ar00stook railroad tracks run parallel to the water, supporting the local agricultural and timber economy.

Education for the rural communities of Madawaska and Grand Isle was distributed among several small schoolhouses, including School No 1, School No 6, and the Doucotte Sch. Further inland, the landscape transitions to more complex terrain featuring Germain Lake and Lavels Lake. Small settlements like St David, Lille, and Notre Dame dot the river valley, marking the cultural footprint of the Acadian borderlands during the pre-war era.