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1953 Map of Stacyville

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Stacyville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The East Branch Penobscot River carves a deep path through this mid-century Penobscot County landscape, defining the character of North Woods life in the 1950s. The map illustrates a region transitioning from raw timber extraction to organized forest management, anchored by established sites like Hunt Farm and the Forest Service Camp. The presence of the Katahdin Tote Road and Sandbank Trail alongside several logans and islands, such as Twin Islands and Priest Logan, highlights the historical importance of river-based travel and logging.

Settlement is concentrated along the eastern edge, where Stacyville and the crossroads of Happy Corner sit near the Bangor and Aroostook railroad line. Peaks like Deasey Mtn, topped with a Fire Tower, and Hunt Mtn loom over the river valley. For the historian, the detailed labeling of remote camps like Lunksoos Camp and the infrastructure of Deasey Dam provides evidence of early twentieth-century land use in the Maine wilderness.