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1985 Map of Pelletier Brook Lakes

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Pelletier Brook Lakes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The St John River carves through the northern timberlands of Aroostook County, serving as the dominant geographic feature in this section of the St Francis and Allagash regions. The landscape is defined by the systematic chain of the Pelletier Brook Lakes, ranging from First Pelletier Brook Lake through the Fifth Pelletier Brook drainage system. These water bodies, along with McLean Lake and Black Lake, provided essential corridors for the regional timber industry and early wilderness travel.

Evidence of historical activity is found at Cross Rock and the Golden Rapids along the river, where a Campsite and a river Ford near Third Pelletier Brook Lake mark points of passage and rest. The presence of several Gravel Pits and a network of Private Roads reflects the mid-1980s infrastructure required for resource management and transport within the townships of T 16 R 9 W E L S and T 15 R 9 W E L S.