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1934 Map of Milan

Name: 1934 Topographic Map of Milan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

Milan and the surrounding timberlands of Coos County are captured here just as the early 1930s industrial footprint settled into the landscape. The Androscoggin River serves as the central artery for this territory, flowing south through the Pontook Reservoir and past the active Berlin Landing Field. While the village of Milan anchors the local commerce, the map reveals a decentralized network of rural education, identifying remote schoolhouses such as the Jewett Sch, Willis Sch, and Milan Hill Sch that served the era’s dispersed logging and farming families.

In the eastern reaches, the high ridgelines of the Mahoosuc Range are traversed by the Mahoosuc Trail, marking a distinct shift from the river valley's activity to the quiet waters of Success Pond and the vast expanse of Umbagog Lake on the Maine border. This survey documents the intersection of heavy industry, represented by the river's controlled flow, and the emerging recreational use of the high woods during the mid-century.