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1961 Map of Liberty

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Liberty
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

St George Lake dominates the southern landscape of this 1961 survey, where the village of Liberty sits at the outlet of the St George River. The settlement pattern is defined by a network of crossroads corners named for local families, including Thurstons Corner, McFarlands Corner, and Whites Corner, many of which maintain small community landmarks like the Smithton Cem or Whitten Cem.

Conservation and recreation areas are prominent, with Lake St George State Park bordering the water and larger tracts like the Frye Mountain State Game Management Area in the northeast. The terrain is characterized by a series of north-south ridges such as Hogback Mountain and Whitten Hill, interspersed with bogs and ponds like Kingdom Bog and Trues Pond. The map captures the transition of these inland Maine towns as they balanced traditional crossroads identities with emerging state-managed natural preserves.