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1943 Map of Tug Mountain

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Tug Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Machias River and its West Branch anchor this 1941 survey of Washington County's interior. The landscape is defined by its industrial and recreational utility, marked by numerous logging or water-control structures such as Rolford Dam, Elwell Dam, and Canaan Dam. Settlement is largely transient or seasonal, characterized by a high concentration of named camps and lodges including Hartford Camp, Worcester Lodge, and Allison Worcester Camp.

Transit through these townships relies on primitive routes like the Tote Road and the Air Line, which navigate between prominent elevations like Tug Mountain, Peaked Mtn, and Cranberry Mtn. This era in the Maine woods shows a transition from heavy timber exploitation to more localized camp life, with family-named landmarks like Sam Hill and Ben Tucker Mtn providing genealogical anchors in a region otherwise delineated by township numbers.