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1955 Map of Stetson

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Stetson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Pleasant Lake and the smaller Etna Pond anchor the center of this mid-century portrait of Penobscot County, Maine. The landscape is a network of small crossroads settlements and agricultural outposts, where town life revolved around landmarks like the Fairgrounds in Exeter Corners and the Town House in Exeter Center. Water-powered industry is still evident through sites like McGregor Mill on the Kenduskeag Stream and French Mill further west.

Transportation patterns are defined by the Maine Central railroad corridor passing through Etna and East Newport, while the western edge is dominated by the expansive Sebasticook Lake. Genealogists will find a high density of named family burying grounds, including the Tibbetts Cem, Bragg Cem, and Beutell Cem, which document the generations that cleared these fields and established the many corner settlements like Bonds Cors and Stubbs Corner.