1930 Map of Sandy Bay

About this map

Hilton Farm and Sandy Bay Farm represent the sparse agricultural outposts established in this remote borderland during the late 1920s. Surveyed by R.J. Belton, the terrain is dominated by the massive profile of Bald Mountain and the winding course of the South Branch Penobscot River. The map meticulously tracks the international boundary where Maine and Quebec meet, showing the series of border markers and the rugged transit routes through townships like Sandy Bay T 5 R 3 and Prentiss T 4 R 4. Water resources are abundant, ranging from the isolated South Branch Camp near Campbell Pond to the dramatic Little Canada Falls. This survey documents a landscape defined more by its timber potential and international geography than by permanent settlement, capturing the area just as modern forest management and border surveillance were becoming formalized.