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1918 Map of Machias

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Machias
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Machias and East Machias serve as the industrial anchors of this coastal landscape, where the Maine Central RR connects inland timber and trade to the rugged Atlantic shoreline. The rail line follows the Machias River, passing through Machiasport Station and the curiously named settlement of Dog Town before reaching the coast. Navigational and defensive history is evident at Fort O'Brien Point and the Gross Island L S S life-saving station, marking the entrance to Machias Bay.

The complex geography of the shoreline is defined by numerous family-named landmarks and small fishing communities like Bucks Harbor, Cutler, and Roque Bluffs. From the heights of Miller Mtn and Mt Aetna to the isolated Libby Islands, this survey details a maritime economy heavily reliant on sheltered coves such as Sanborn Cove and Whaleback Cove. Interior features like Pumpkin Ridge and Sylvan Park hint at the local character of the Washington County landscape during the early twentieth century.