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1986 Map of Portage Lake East

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Portage Lake East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The northern timberlands of Aroostook County unfold across this 1986 survey, centered on the eastern waters of Portage Lake and the settlement of Portage. This is a landscape defined by industrial logging and transit, where the Bangor and Aroostook railroad skirts the lake's western edge, serving the small community and nearby Buffalo. The terrain is dominated by prominent elevations such as Lanigan Mtn and Three Burnt Mtn, with numerous resource extraction sites like the Shale Pit and various Gravel Pits dotting the ridges.

Water management and recreation are evident through the Boat Ramp Park and several stream systems including the West Branch and Burpee Brook. The map also captures local infrastructure including a Cem. and a Land Fill, while the vast unincorporated townships of T 14 R 6 W E L S and T 13 R 5 W E L S illustrate the organized yet sparsely populated nature of the Maine North Woods during the late twentieth century.