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1957 Map of Small Point

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Small Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Fort Baldwin and the surrounding U.S. Military Reservation overlook the mouth of the Kennebec River, anchoring a coastal landscape of intricate inlets and exposed headlands in the late 1950s. The village of West Point and the community at Small Point highlight the area's orientation toward the sea, while the interior is defined by notable elevations like Morse Mtn and Small Point Hill. This survey illustrates the relationship between protected waters like Small Point Harbor and the open Atlantic Ocean.

The shoreline transition from Hunnewell Beach to the rocky outcrops of Cape Small and Bald Head demonstrates the varied topography of this section of Casco Bay. Numerous islands, including Stage Island, Salter Island, and the isolated Seguin Island with its prominent light, serve as critical maritime markers. Inland, bodies of water such as Silver Lake and Spirit Pond are separated from the salt marshes of the Morse River and Sprague River by narrow coastal ridges.