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1930 Map of Rumford

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Rumford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

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Industrial activity and rural settlement define the Androscoggin River valley in this late 1920s survey. The concentration of development around Rumford, Mexico, and Ridlonville highlights the era's regional economic hub, where the Maine Central railroad tracks follow the river's curve past Smith Crossing. Beyond the mills and yards of the valley floor, the landscape transitions into a network of upland farms and timberlands, marked by numerous small schoolhouses like Walton Sch and North Rumford Sch.

Remote reaches of the quadrangle reveal the persistence of early 20th-century industry and land use, from the Newayco Mine near Plumbago Mtn to the small cemetery at Stockbridge Cem. The survey provides a clear view of the complex terrain, naming dozens of peaks such as Old Turk Mtn and Partridge Peak, and tracing the courses of the Swift River and Ellis River as they feed the larger industrial corridor to the south.