2018 Map of Quill Hill

About this map

The South Branch Dead River dominates this portion of Franklin County, winding through a high-altitude landscape defined by logging history and remote outposts. Evidence of the region's timber and industrial heritage is visible at Langtown Mill and the Kennebago Settlement, which sit along the valley floor beneath the prominent slopes of East Kennebago Mtn and Quill Hill. The drainage patterns here are intricate, with Quill Pond Brook and Baker Brook feeding into the main river channel among a series of glacial features like the Big Sag Basin. Transport in this era relied on a network of functional timber and access routes, including the evocatively named Narrow Gauge Rd and Old State Rte 16, which skirt the edges of high-elevation water bodies like Dill Pond and the Greely Pond group. This 2018 survey captures a landscape where industry and geography remain tightly linked.