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1961 Map of Liberty

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Liberty
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

St George Lake anchors the southern portion of this Waldo County landscape, where the St George River flows through the village of Liberty. The terrain is defined by a series of north-south ridges and hills, including the prominent Hogback Mountain and Haystack Mountain. This early 1960s survey captures a rural landscape transitioning toward conservation and recreation, evidenced by the establishment of Lake St George State Park and the Frye Mountain State Game Management Area in the northeast.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named crossroads and burial sites throughout the townships of Freedom, Montville, and Liberty. Distinctive local centers like Smithton, West Montville, and The Kingdom are mapped alongside numerous small family cemeteries, including Smithton Cem, Vose Cem, and Whitten Cem. The presence of Walker High Sch near the village of Liberty provides a specific look at the local educational infrastructure of the mid-twentieth century.