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1957 Map of Gray

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Gray
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Shaker Village stands as a significant cultural landmark near Sabbathday Pond in this mid-century survey of the Maine interior. The landscape is defined by its transition from traditional agricultural settlements like New Gloucester and Gray to the modern automotive era, marked by the prominent path of the Maine Turnpike. The region’s connectivity is further evidenced by the Grand Trunk RR and Canadian National lines serving stations at New Gloucester Sta and Gray Sta.

Water plays a central role in the area's geography, with the Presumpscot River and Sebago Lake anchoring the western edge, while smaller bodies like Highland Lake and Forest Lake are surrounded by rising terrain such as Rattlesnake Mtn and Blackstrap Hill. Local history is captured in the scattered hamlets of Suckerville and Dry Mills, and the presence of the Windham Plains Chapel and various family-named landmarks like Varney Hill and Baker Mtn.