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1927 Map of Pierce Pond

Name: 1927 Topographic Map of Pierce Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Coburn Mountain and the surrounding wilderness of Somerset County dominate this landscape during the mid-1920s, showing a region defined by logging and sporting camps. The Dead River flows through the central portion of the map, featuring the Dead River Dam and the turbulent waters of Grand Falls and Spencer Rips. This survey captures a network of specialized settlements including Salmon Streams Farm and sporting outposts like Grace Pond Camp and Pierce Pond Camps.

The presence of the Lookout Sta atop Coburn Mountain reflects early 20th-century fire prevention efforts in Maine's timberlands. Transportation is largely limited to the corridor of U.S. Route 201 in the east, which connects the West Forks Plantation to points north, while river landings like Hayden Landing and Spring Lake Landing indicate how essential water access remained for reaching the interior townships of Upper Enchanted and Bowtown.