1975 Map of Smyrna Mills SW

About this map

Oakfield and the surrounding timberlands of southern Aroostook County are captured in this mid-1970s orthophotograph, where the clearing patterns for agriculture and logging are clearly visible against the heavy forest cover. The settlement of Dyer Brook sits at a crossroads west of the East Branch Mattawamkeag, a waterway that defined the early industrial and transport history of this region. To the south, the clear waters of Pleasant Lake dominate the lower landscape, bounded by the elevated terrain of De Lette Ridge. This specific survey emphasizes the land-use transitions of the era, from the established small community at Red Bridge to the emerging interstate highway corridor that began to bypass the traditional town centers of the Maine woods.