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1893 Map of Portland

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Portland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1893
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1893

About this map

The industrial and maritime core of Portland serves as the focal point for this 1889 survey, where the Fore River and Back Cove define the city's peninsula. A dense network of steam-era transportation radiates from the hub, including the Grand Trunk Railroad and the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad. Beyond the urban center, the landscape transitions into the mill villages of Westbrook, specifically the industrial clusters at Saccarappa and Cumberland Mills along the Presumpscot River.

Coastal geography is intricately detailed toward the south, tracing the sweep of Old Orchard Beach and the marshes surrounding the Nonesuch River. The separation of the Boston and Maine Railroad Eastern Division and the Western Division highlights the competing rail lines serving the summer resorts at Old Orchard and Pine Point. In the interior, family-named landmarks like Scotton Hill and Pleasant Hill rise above the wetlands and farming communities of Scarboro.