1932 Map of Spencer

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Spencer Lake Camps Gerard P O and the King and Bartlett Camps highlight the remote sporting and logging character of this Somerset County landscape in the late 1920s. The terrain is dominated by the Spencer Mountains and a dense network of water bodies, including Spencer Lake, Blakeslee Lake, and the King and Bartlett Lakes. Industrial activity of the era is evident at the Augusta Lumber Co Camp near the Spencer Dam, while fire suppression infrastructure is noted at the Lookout Sta atop Tumbledown Mtn. This survey captures a moment when this wilderness was organized into townships like Hobbstown, Kibby, and Flagstaff, prior to significant modern alterations. Genealogists and historians can trace old trails and family-named landmarks such as Joe Pokum Pond, Butler Pond, and Pickle Hill.