1954 Map of Millinocket

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Mount Katahdin towers over the northern Maine wilderness in this mid-century portrait of the North Woods, a landscape defined by its timber heritage and emerging recreational identity. The Appalachian Trail winds through Baxter State Park and past dozens of remote water bodies including Pemadumcook Lake and Chesuncook Lake. In the mid-1950s, the industrial hubs of Millinocket and East Millinocket remain critical nodes where the West Branch Penobscot River met the transport capacity of the Bangor and Aroostook railroad.