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1975 Map of Grand Isle SE

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Grand Isle SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The St John River serves as the international boundary in this 1975 orthophoto, dividing Maine from New Brunswick. Along the northern bank in Canada, the settlement of Ste-Anne-De-Madawaska sits near the mouth of the Quisibis River, which winds south from the timbered heights of Montagne De-La-Croix. This photographic record reveals a stark contrast in land use, showing the narrow "long lot" agricultural patterns traditional to the Acadian valley.

On the American side, the settlement of Lille anchors the riverside, while smaller named nodes like Bourgoin, Sirois, and Prime dot the landscape. The imagery captures the region as it appeared in the mid-1970s, documenting the dense network of farmsteads and the industrial influence of the river at places like Notre Dame. The lack of topographic lines in this orthophoto format emphasizes the literal texture of the forest and fields during this era.