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1932 Map of Spencer

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Spencer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The remote woods and sporting camps of Somerset County are meticulously documented in this late 1920s survey. Long before modern development reached the deep timber of Maine, the landscape was defined by seasonal outposts like Spencer Lake Camps Gerard PO and King and Bartlett Camps. These settlements, alongside the Augusta Lumber Co Camp, indicate an economy driven by timber harvesting and wilderness recreation.

Waterways dictate the topography, with the Spencer Dam regulating the flow of Spencer Stream near the Gore Rapids. Significant peaks such as Spencer Mountain and Tumbledown Mtn tower over a network of ponds, including King and Bartlett Lake and Blakeslee Lake. The presence of small, named sites like The Chimes and Kibby Kamp provides rare evidence of early backcountry habitation for genealogists and local historians tracing the footsteps of Maine woodsmen and guides.