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1977 Map of Monson West

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of Monson West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Lake Hebron and the surrounding woodlands of Piscataquis County are captured in this late-1970s orthophoto, where the dense Maine forest is interrupted by the clearings of small rural settlements. The imagery highlights the localized development at Shirley Mills and Lower Shirley Corner in the northwest, contrasting with the more concentrated village of Monson situated at the eastern edge of the lake.

Water dominates the local geography, from the West Branch Piscataquis River snaking through the western hills to the secluded Spectacle Ponds. This photographic survey provides an unfiltered view of the timberlands and homesteads as they existed before modern expansion, showing the exact relationship between the high ground of Buck Hill and the traditional road networks connecting Blanchard to the larger lakefront communities.