1932 Map of Great Pond

About this map

Amherst and the rural communities of Hancock County are shown here during the late 1920s, a landscape defined by small wood-frame schoolhouses and the early industrial footprint of the timber industry. The East Great Works Mill near Trout Pond and the Ledge Falls Dam on the Union River illustrate how local waterways powered the economy. Settlement is concentrated along the State Highway and the Airline Road, where family-named landmarks like Archer's Corners and rural post offices such as Great Pond P O served as local hubs.