1989 Map of Turner Pond

About this map

St John River and its major tributary, the Baker Branch St John River, define the southern edge of this remote Maine logging landscape. The interior is a dense network of hydrologic features including St Francis Lake and its namesake St Francis Brook, alongside Turner Pond and Turner Brook. In this late-twentieth-century survey, the traditional Maine township and range system is evident, with boundaries for T 8 R 1 6 W E L S and surrounding divisions clearly marked. The lack of public thoroughfares is notable; the few transit routes through the timberlands are exclusively marked as Private roads, illustrating the industrial and restricted nature of the backcountry during this period. The survey captures a moment before modern digital mapping, documenting the intricate flow of the Desolation Brook and Campbell Branch North through the Somerset County woods.