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2021 Map of Skowhegan

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Skowhegan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Kennebec River carves through this Somerset County landscape, defining the character of Skowhegan at the river’s sharp bend. This modern survey illustrates the enduring importance of the waterway, highlighting the Great Eddy and the clustered legal and civic infrastructure of the Somerset County Superior Court. North of the town center, the terrain rises into the prominent ridges of West Ridge and East Ridge, where small agricultural and residential pockets like Cornville sit among the headwaters of Wesserunsett Stream.

Tracing the smaller brooks reveals a history of localized industry at Lower Mill, Waltons Mill, and Malbons Mills. These labels, alongside numerous burial grounds such as Old Bloomfield Cem and Malbons Mill Cem, offer a clear view of how settlement patterns have followed both the primary river and the upland streams. To the east, Eaton Mtn and Eaton Ridge provide a distinct topographic boundary to this river-valley community.