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1980 Map of Purgatory

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Purgatory
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The complex shoreline of Cobbosseecontee Lake and the interconnected Tacoma Lakes dominate this 1980 survey of south-central Maine. The landscape is a mosaic of water and high ground, featuring dozens of named points and islands such as Goodwin Island and Norris Pt. Settlement patterns here are defined by historic road junctions and crossings, from South Monmouth in the west to the cluster of schools and cemeteries near Litchfield Corners in the south.

Evidence of the region's 20th-century infrastructure is visible in the path of the Maine Turnpike and the expansive Tacoma Lakes State Park. For those tracing local history, the map preserves the exact locations of rural education and community life, including the Libby-Tozier Sch and several small burial grounds like Plains Cem and Grant Cem. The topography is marked by notable heights such as Dennis Hill and Lunts Hill, which overlook a network of brooks and swamps that feed into Cobbosseecontee Stream.