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1932 Map of Pittsfield

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Pittsfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

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Pittsfield and its neighboring mill towns are defined by the convergence of industrial rail and winding watercourses during the early 1930s. The Maine Central Railroad serves as a vital artery, connecting the settlement at Hartland on the Sebasticook River to the agricultural and timber hubs at Corinna and Newport. A dense network of local schoolhouses, including Merrill Sch, Hopkins Sch, and Mills Sch, illustrates the distributed rural population of the era.

Elevations rise to the northwest at St Albans Mtn and Main Stream Mtn, while the landscape to the south becomes dominated by wetlands and low-lying basins like Detroit Bog and Robbers Bog. Notable landmarks such as the Wild Goose Club on Moose Pond and the Peltoma Bridge over the Sebasticook suggest the recreational and logistical infrastructure of Somerset and Penobscot counties before the mid-century expansion of modern highways.