1932 Map of Second Lake

About this map

The First Connecticut Lake and Second Lake dominate this northern landscape, where the headwaters of the Connecticut River meet the dense timberlands of the New Hampshire and Maine border. Surveyed in 1927, the map reveals a wilderness managed for logging and early recreation, evidenced by a network of numbered outposts such as Camp No 8 and Camp No 32. These camps, along with named locations like Idlewild and Camp Otter, mark the early twentieth-century transition of the region into a destination for sportsmen and timber crews alike.