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1949 Map of Jackman

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Jackman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Sherbrooke and the surrounding borderlands of Quebec and Northern Maine are captured here just after the Second World War. This Army Map Service compilation provides a unique perspective on the international boundary, showing how the Canadian Pacific railway and the St Francis River network unified the timber-rich region. The landscape transitions from the industrial centers of East Angus and Lennoxville toward the high peaks of Megantic Mountain and Bigelow Mountain.

Downstream from the rugged heights, the map details numerous lakes and ponds vital to the local economy, including Flagstaff Lake and Attean Pond. This era of mapping shows the dense network of small settlements like Chartierville and Sawyerville before post-war infrastructure shifts. For those researching the logging history of the Moose River or the Dead River, the map preserves the exact placement of remote camps and water-level elevations before modern developments altered the watersheds.