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1954 Map of Presque Isle

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Presque Isle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Aroostook River and St John River basins dominate this mid-century portrait of Northern Maine, a landscape where timber and transit intersect. The Bangor and Aroostook railroad connects the agricultural hubs of Presque Isle and Caribou to the remote logging interior. This survey captures the vastness of the Maine North Woods before the intensification of modern development, showing the proximity of the wilderness to the settled towns of Mapleton and Washburn.

Protective boundaries are clearly established here, from the northern reaches of Baxter State Park to the Gero Island State Game Refuge on Chesuncook Lake. The interior is defined by a dense network of water bodies like Chamberlain Lake and Allagash Lake, which served as vital corridors for the region's logging history. From the outpost at Seven Islands on the Allagash River to the peaks of Traveler Mountain, the map documents the essential geography of the borderlands with Canada.