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1942 Map of Lincoln

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Lincoln
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

The confluence of the Piscataquis River and the Penobscot River anchors this 1940 survey of central Maine, highlighting a landscape defined by timber, water power, and early 20th-century transportation. The map reveals the industrial and community footprints of Lincoln, Howland, and Enfield, where the West Enfield Dam and Gray Ledge Dam suggest the region's reliance on river management.

Remote camps and ridges dominate the northern and western sections, such as the Mattamiscontis Club Camp near Mattamiscontis Lake and the high vantage of Mattamiscontis Mtn. Local genealogy and social history are preserved through the locations of the Merrifield Sch and North Howland Sch, along with the Ridge Cem. The intricate network of woods roads, including the Canadian Road and Pacific Road, alongside the Maine Central railroad, illustrates the infrastructure used to move goods through the heavy Maine woods before the modern highway era.