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1963 Map of Mooseleuk Lake

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Mooseleuk Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Mooseleuk Lake anchors the southern landscape of this 1963 survey, a region of the Maine North Woods characterized by managed timberlands and a vast network of waterways. The topography reflects the industrial geography of mid-century forestry, marked by the American Realty Road and various unnamed private logging routes and Tote Roads that navigate between the steep slopes of Bartlett Mtn and Peaked Mtn.

Evidence of local land management and fire prevention is found at the State Forest Service Camp and the Lookout Tower atop Horseshoe Mtn. The hydrology is particularly intricate here, with Big Machias Lake feeding the Machias R, and remote outposts like Shaw Camp situated along the shores of Mooseleuk Lake. This map captures a specific era of wilderness access before the expansion of more modern infrastructure, preserving the locations of seasonal camps and specialized forest service facilities.