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1911 Map of Kezar Falls

Name: 1911 Topographic Map of Kezar Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

The Saco River defines the central axis of this landscape, carving a winding path through the borderlands of Oxford and York counties. At the turn of the century, the region's economy centered on the river and the Maine Central RR, with industry clustered at places like Kezar Falls and Cornish. The surveyor recorded a network of small upland settlements and neighborhood institutions, from the Parsonsfield Seminary in the south to the Haley School in the north.

Evidence of early 20th-century commerce is found at the Bridgton Junction rail connection and Rankins Mill, while the varied terrain of the Burnt Meadow Mountains and Boston Hills is dotted with family-named landmarks like Heads Corner and Merrill Corner. This survey captures the transition from isolated rural post offices like Ellingham PO to a more connected valley corridor defined by the rail stations at East Brownfield Brownfield Sta and Cornish Sta.