1925 Map of Pierce Pond

About this map

Coburn Mtn Lookout Station stands as a prominent high point in this mid-1920s survey of the Somerset County wilderness. The landscape is defined by an extensive network of remote ponds and high ridges, including Hurricane Mtn and Johnson Mtn. While permanent towns are absent, the map documents a specialized backcountry economy through scattered outposts like Grace Pond Camp, Depot Camp, and Salmon Stream Farm. Evidence of hydraulic management and logging transport is visible at Spencer Dam and Dead River Dam, where the Dead River flows toward Hayden Landing. Large geographic townships such as Upper Enchanted and Pierce Pond are delineated, showing a territory managed for timber and early wilderness recreation, evidenced by the clustered Otter Pond Camps in the southeast.