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1931 Map of Portage

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Portage
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

Portage and Buffalo serve as the primary rail hubs in this northern Maine landscape, situated along the Bangor and Aroostook railroad during the late 1920s. The map reveals an economy and social structure deeply tied to timber and wilderness management, evidenced by the numerous sporting and logging outposts such as Holmquist Camp, Carr Camp, and Sands Camp scattered throughout the unorganized townships.

Logistics in this era relied on a network of specialized paths like the Old Shingle Mill Tote Road and the Nixon Road, which bypassed significant terrain features like Goddard Ridge and Moose Mtn. Notable landmarks for local history include the Holts Sch in Perham and the Old Chain Bridge crossing Goddard Brook. The prominence of the Three Brooks Fire Tower atop Pennington Mtn underscores the vital role of fire surveillance in protecting these vast timberlands.