1927 Map of Moose Bog

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The international border between Canada and the United States defines the northern edge of this 1927 survey, where Quebec meets the northernmost reaches of Oxford County. This is a landscape dominated by the high-elevation drainage systems of the Third East Branch Magalloway River, centered around the namesake Moose Bog and Moose Brook. Settlement is extremely sparse in this timber-dense region, with the Bowman Farm serving as a rare named landmark of human activity amidst the terrain. The map traces the complex boundary lines where Pittsburg, New Hampshire converges with Maine and Canada, following the heights of Marble Mtn and Saddle Hill. For those studying the early 20th-century hydrology of the North Woods, the detailed survey of Bowman Ponds, Barker Pond, and Mountain Pond provides a precise record of the area's natural state before modern developments.