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1896 Map of Norway

Name: 1896 Topographic Map of Norway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Long Lake and Thompson Lake dominate this late nineteenth-century landscape, serving as vital transportation corridors for the surrounding logging and agricultural communities. The importance of water travel is evident through the designated Steamboat Route on Long Lake, connecting docks such as Plummer Landing, Mackay Landing, and Steamer Landing at the village of Bridgton. To the east, the Grand Trunk railroad links Norway and South Paris, providing the industrial connection to broader markets.

Smaller interior settlements like Bolsters Mills and Frost Corner are interspersed among the numerous ponds and hills, including Summit Spring Hill and Mt. Tire'm. The map records a transition from the heavy reliance on the Crooked River and various mills to the expanding infrastructure of steam and rail. Local landmarks like the Otisfield Church and the clusters at South Waterford and North Bridgton provide specific points of interest for those tracing family history in the Oxford and Cumberland County borderlands.