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1955 Map of Traveler Mountain

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Traveler Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Baxter State Park and the surrounding wilderness of Piscataquis and Penobscot Counties define this mid-century survey. The landscape is dominated by the massive Traveler Mountain complex, including peaks such as North Traveler Mtn and South Traveler Mtn, divided by the deep Pogy Notch. The waters of Grand Lake Matagamon are central to the region's geography, controlled by the Grand Lake Dam and Norway Dam.

Tracing the movement of early woodsmen and travelers, the map shows the historical Webster Indian Carry and the Tote Road winding through the timberlands. Small outposts and clearings like Fowler Green, Trout Brook Farm, and the curiously named Old City provide evidence of human activity in an area otherwise marked by remote ponds and ridges. Waterways like Trout Brook and the East Branch Penobscot River with its numerous falls, such as Stair Falls, highlight the difficult terrain of the Maine interior during the 1950s.