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2014 Map of Strong

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Strong
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Strong and South Strong anchor this portion of the Maine highlands, where the Sandy River cuts a deep valley through a landscape defined by significant elevations like Day Mountain and Pratt Mountain. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, including the Strong Town Cemetery and the more remote Cunningham-Cates Cemetery. These features reflect a long history of upland farming and settlement in the river intervals.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with large bodies like Porter Lake and Taylor Hill Pond providing contrast to the steep slopes of Hunter Mountain and Stubbs Mountain. The presence of features such as Hartwell Intervale suggests the importance of the flat, fertile land along the riverbanks for local agriculture, while the high ridges and named gaps like Thornbrook Pass reveal the geographic constraints on local transportation routes through Franklin County.