1930 Map of Sandy Bay

About this map

The International Boundary Commission and surveyor R. J. Belton define this remote stretch of the Canada United States border as it appeared in the late 1920s. The landscape is dominated by the headwaters of the South Branch Penobscot River and its numerous tributaries, including Fourmile Brook and McKim Brook. This is a territory defined by timber and transit, where small outposts like South Branch Camp and Sandy Bay Farm stand as isolated points of human activity in the dense woods of Sandy Bay T 5 R 3 and Prentiss T 4 R 4. Significant water features such as Little Canada Falls and the chain of Fisher Ponds illustrate the intricate drainage patterns of the Somerset County highlands. Family-named landmarks like Hilton Farm and Campbell Pond provide valuable data for genealogists tracing early 20th-century life in the Maine north woods.