1977 Map of Kennebago Lake

About this map

East Kennebago Mountain and Spotted Mountain dominate the high-elevation terrain of this orthophotograph, which captures the Franklin County wilderness in the late 1970s. The aerial imagery emphasizes the deep, dark waters of Loon Lake and the smaller Perk Pond, alongside a network of drainage systems including Big Sag Brook and Black Brook. Unlike standard topographic maps, this imagery reveals the actual forest cover and land-use patterns across the mountainsides, providing a direct view of the Maine woods before modern developments. The concentration of water bodies and streams like Baker Brook shows the fundamental hydrology of the Kennebago region, an area defined more by its natural topography than by permanent settlement.