1956 Map of Poland

About this map

Mechanic Falls serves as a central hub in this mid-century portrait of Maine's interior, where the Little Androscoggin River carves through a landscape of prominent peaks and deep valleys. The map documents an era of established rural institutions, notably the Hebron Academy and the Western Maine Sanatorium north of West Minot. Transportation history is clearly etched across the terrain, from the Canadian National tracks serving Oxford Sta to the Maine Central line passing through Danville Junction. The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by the resort and spring-water legacy of Poland Spring, while the eastern edge captures the residential fringes of Auburn near Lake Auburn. Genealogists will find value in the density of named corners and small settlements like Skillings Corner, Caldwell Corner, and Haskell Corner that define the local social geography between the hills.