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1922 Map of Long Pond

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Long Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Long Pond dominates this 1922 survey of Somerset County, Maine, serving as a primary corridor for the Canadian railroad which skirts its southern shore. The map reveals a landscape defined by the transition from timber industry outposts to early recreation, featuring industrial markers like Jackman Mill alongside several named camps and farmsteads. Settlement is clustered around transportation hubs such as Jackman Station and the remote rail stop at Mackamp, while the interior remains sparsely populated with scattered clearings for Whipple Farm and Fogg Farm.

The presence of Jackman Field and various tourist accommodations like Tourist Camp suggest the area's emerging role as a destination for sportsmen and travelers entering the Maine woods. Waterways such as the Moose River and Parlin Stream connect dozens of smaller bodies of water, including Heald Pond and the interestingly named Misery Gore township. This document preserves the precise locations of small-scale agriculture and remote logging infrastructure, such as Camp No 2, before the modernization of the North Woods.