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1957 Map of Hardwood Mountain

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Hardwood Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

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The Canada United States border defines the character of this 1957 landscape, where the wilderness of the Somerset County woods meets the organized settlements of Quebec. To the northwest, the Quebec Central Pacific Ry serves the village of St Camille-de-Bellechasse, which stands in contrast to the uninhabited timberlands across the international line. The Maine side is characterized by a network of private logging routes like the Gilbert Private Road and isolated outposts such as Billy Jack Depot.

The Southwest Branch St John River and its tributaries, including the Little Southwest Branch and Brailey Brook, carve through a topography dominated by Hardwood Mountain. Small, unnamed outposts and sites like Gagnon and Brailey appear alongside numerous brooks and ponds, including Lac Croche and Ruisseau Daaquam, illustrating the rugged, water-dependent economy of this mid-century borderland region.