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2024 Map of Great East Lake

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Great East Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

Great East Lake and a complex network of glacial water bodies dominate this borderland landscape between York County, Maine, and Carroll County, New Hampshire. The terrain is defined by prominent elevations such as Gerrish Mtn and Hubbard Ridge, which hem in a series of interconnected lakes and ponds including Wilson Lake, Horn Pond, and Lovell Lake. The southern portion of the map centers on the industrial and residential heritage of Milton Mills and South Acton, where the Salmon Falls River and Miller Brook carved pathways for early settlement.

Genealogists will find a significant density of family and community burial sites scattered across the township of Acton, from the Abagail Patch Cem to the Hill-Keys Cem near Shady Nook. The persistence of these small plots, alongside landmarks like Nadeau's Airport and Buzzy's Field, reflects a rural character that has maintained its structural identity even as seasonal recreation centered around Lake Ivanhoe Beach and Great East Lake Beach has grown.