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1976 Map of Umbagog Lake South

Name: 1976 Topographic Map of Umbagog Lake South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Umbagog Lake dominates the northern expanse of this 1976 orthophotograph, its dark waters contrasting sharply with the dense forest cover of the surrounding Hampshire Hills. The aerial perspective reveals the intricate shoreline and drainage patterns of the region, where the winding Mollidgewock Brook and Bog Brook carve through the timberland.

Settlement is sparse in this borderland between New Hampshire and Maine, concentrated primarily near the community of Upton along the eastern edge of the sheet. To the south, the terrain rises toward the slopes of Black Mountain and the township of Cambridge. This imagery provides a clear view of the logging roads and natural clearings that defined the North Country landscape in the late 1970s, offering a literal snapshot of the forest composition before subsequent decades of growth and harvest.