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1910 Map of Kezar Falls

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Kezar Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

The Saco River and its major tributary, the Ossipee River, define the landscape of this region during the first decade of the 20th century. At the confluence of these waterways and along the Maine Central railroad, industrial and academic hubs such as Kezar Falls and the Parsonsfield Seminary anchor the local community. The map reveals a transition between concentrated village life and a rural network of crossroads and family-named landmarks like Merrill Corner and Heads Corner.

Highland terrain such as Mt Cutler and the Saddleback Hills overlooks a dense distribution of small schoolhouses, including the Haley School, Blake School, and Day School, indicating a well-populated rural landscape. The importance of the railroad is clear at Cornish Station and East Brownfield, where the tracks facilitated the movement of goods and people across the Cumberland York county boundary during this era of agrarian and early industrial development.