1927 Map of Moose Bog

About this map

Bowman and Parmachenee represent a high-country borderland where the boundaries of Maine, New Hampshire, and Quebec converge. Surveyed in 1927 by J.I. Gayetty and Crawford Dickey, this map documents a remote stretch of the North Woods dominated by timberlands and rugged peaks. The presence of the Bowman Farm in the shadow of Bowman Hill indicates the sparse agricultural footprint that once existed alongside the logging economy of the Third East Branch Magalloway River. This geography is defined by high elevations like Mount D'Urban and Saddle Hill, which served as critical landmarks for the International Boundary Commission. The map captures a moment before large-scale industrial changes, showing the primitive Road and trail network that connected isolated outposts to the larger river systems of Oxford County and Coos County.