1975 Map of Guilford SE

About this map

Center Pond dominates the southern landscape of this 1975 orthophotograph, providing a stark visual contrast between the deep waters and the surrounding agricultural patchwork of Penobscot County. The aerial imagery captures the rural character of the Maine woods and farmland during the mid-1970s, revealing the precise arrangement of homesteads and fields. Smaller crossroads and settlements like North Dexter and Gilman Corner appear as clusters of activity along the established road network, while Spooners Mill sits to the south. Because this is an orthophotoquad, it offers a literal photographic record of the land use, timber stands, and clearing patterns that standard topographic lines can only approximate, making it an essential resource for understanding the mid-century Maine countryside.