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1961 Map of Liberty

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Liberty
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

St George Lake serves as a central landmark for this Waldo County area, with Lake St George State Park and Haystack Mountain overlooking its northern shores. The 1961 field check, updated with 1973 revisions, reveals a landscape defined by small rural settlements and family-named intersections such as Thurstons Corner, Polands Corner, and Clarks Corner. These communities are connected by a network of local routes like Mason Hill Road and Thompson Ridge Rd, winding through the hills between Freedom and Montville.

Genealogists and local researchers will find several well-preserved burial grounds, including Mt Repose Cem and Vose Cem. Education and public works are represented by the Walker High Sch in Liberty and a prominent pipeline corridor crossing the northern terrain. The map also delineates conservation efforts at the Frye Mountain State Game Management Area and the Ruffingham Meadow State Game Management Area, illustrating the regional balance between small-town settlement and protected wildlife habitat.