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1955 Map of Little East Lake

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Little East Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The international boundary between Canada and the United States defines this remote section of the Maine North Woods, where the borders of Quebec and Maine meet in a series of surveyed lines. This 1955 field-checked survey reveals an uninhabited landscape dominated by hydrology and timber townships rather than settlements. The northern reaches are anchored by Little East Lake and East Lake, which feed into Pocwock Stream as it crosses into Canadian territory.

A network of waterways including Fivemile Brook and Twomile Brook drains the interior, illustrating the complex drainage patterns used by the logging industry to move timber before the expansion of modern road systems. The map precisely delineates land divisions such as T 17 R 14 and T 16 R 14, providing a clear record of the jurisdictional framework in Aroostook County during the mid-20th century.