1989 Map of Spruce Brook

About this map

Baker Branch St John River defines the western landscape of this Somerset County territory in the late 1980s, where the Maine woods are marked by an intricate network of drainage and timber access. The map reveals the hydrology of the North Woods, anchored by Loon Stream Deadwater and the confluence of Spruce Brook and Higgins Brook. While the area remains largely undeveloped, industrial activity is noted by several extraction sites, including a Shale Pit and multiple Gravel Pits used for road maintenance. A series of private roads and township boundaries, such as T 7 R 16 W E L S, provide a structured look at how this remote logging country was managed. From Lost Pond to the wide reaches of the Loon Stream, the terrain is a study in river-fed wetlands and seasonal stream flow typical of the Maine interior.