1956 Map of Portland

About this map

The Piscataqua River and Saco River basins anchor this mid-century portrait of coastal New England, capturing a landscape defined by the reach of the Maine Central and Boston and Maine railroads. The coastal corridor shows a dense network of towns from Kittery and Portsmouth up to Portland, where the urban center transitions into the maritime geography of Casco Bay. Inland, the map reveals the massive scale of Lake Winnipesaukee and Sebago Lake, centers for water-based industry and early recreation that lie just south of the White Mountain National Forest.