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1975 Map of Skowhegan NW, 1980 Print
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1975 Map of Skowhegan NW

USGS Topo · Published 1980

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Athens serves as the central hub of this mid-1970s orthophotoquad, where a cluster of buildings and roads reveals the primary settlement pattern of this Somerset County landscape. The imagery provides a clear look at the agricultural footprint of the era, showing a patchwork of cleared fields and woodlots that surround the main village and the secondary settlement at West Athens. The hydrology of the area is defined by the convergence of the East Branch and the West Branch, which wind through the terrain. Unlike a traditional topographic map, this aerial perspective captures the exact land use and forest density as it existed during the October 1975 flyover, offering a raw record of rural Maine before later twentieth-century development or reforestation altered these field boundaries.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1975
Date Published1980
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions21.6 x 27.3 inches

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SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain