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1940 Map of Mars Hill

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Mars Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

The Aroostook River and the Bangor and Aroostook railroad network dominate this 1940 portrait of eastern Aroostook County. The landscape is heavily marked by small-scale agrarian infrastructure, particularly a dense concentration of neighborhood schoolhouses such as Reach Sch, Maple Grove Sch, and Ladner Sch. This educational network suggests a period of robust rural population before the mid-century consolidation of school districts.

Along the eastern edge, the international border with Canada is punctuated by a U S Customs station, while the prominent massif of Mars Hill rises sharply above the surrounding valley. Local commerce and community life are anchored by settlements like Easton, Westfield, and Blaine, with spiritual and genealogical landmarks such as Union Ch and Pierce Cem providing essential touchpoints for researchers tracing the early 20th-century development of this borderland region.