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1929 Map of Portage

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Portage
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

The Portage Lake shoreline and the southern reaches of the Bangor and Aroostook railroad anchor this 1929 survey of northern Maine’s timberlands. The landscape is defined by an intensive network of logging camps and transport routes, including the Tote Road and the Nixon Trail. These routes connected remote operations like the Sands Camp, Haynes Camp, and the Old Shingle Mill on Little Goddard Brook.

Evidence of early industrial activity and seasonal residency is widespread, from the Beaver Pit to the Three Brooks Fire Tower atop Pennington Mtn. Settlement is concentrated at Portage and the nearby community of Buffalo, while the eastern portion of the map covers parts of Westmanland and Perham. Significant water features like the Madawaska River and Joe Dubay Brook drain the interior, illustrating the era’s reliance on these waterways and bridges like the Old Chain Bridge for navigating the deep woods.