1954 Map of Grant Farm

About this map

Grant Farm serves as the central focal point of this 1950s Maine wilderness study, situated amidst a complex network of waterways in the East Middlesex Canal Grant. The landscape is dominated by the massive expanses of Chesuncook Lake and Caribou Lake, where a spillway and the label for Steamboat reflect the era's log-driving and water-management activities. Terrain varies from the low-lying Flowage along Pine Stream to the prominent heights of Big Spencer Mtn, which is topped by a Lookout Tower for fire surveillance. Numerous smaller bodies of water like Ragged Lake and Lobster Lake fill the township-and-range divisions, including T 3 R 14 (Lobster). The map details a largely undeveloped region where transportation was limited to private roads and the vast interior lake system.