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1896 Map of Norway

Name: 1896 Topographic Map of Norway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

Pennesseewassee Lake and the Little Androscoggin River anchor this late 19th-century study of western Maine, where the Grand Trunk railroad links the manufacturing centers of Norway and South Paris. The landscape is defined by its deep glacial lakes and the intricate Steamboat Route connecting the settlements of Harrison and Bridgton along Long Lake. This corridor was essential for commerce before the full expansion of overland roads, as evidenced by specialized sites like Steamer Landing and Mackay Landing.

Further inland, the map captures a rural economy revolving around smaller hubs like Bolsters Mills on the Crooked River and the quiet village of Otisfield. Topographical details from W.H. Lovell and G.T. Hawkins reveal a terrain of named peaks, including Mt. Tire'm and Summit Spring Hill, which overlook scattered farmsteads and schoolhouses. For genealogists, the map preserves early place names like Otisfield Gore and Frost Corner, and traces the Boundary Line between Oxford Co. and Cumberland Co.