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1932 Map of Umsaskis Lake

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Umsaskis Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Umsaskis Lake and the surrounding wilderness of northern Maine are captured here in 1932, revealing a landscape defined by the commercial timber industry and seasonal sporting camps. The region, straddling the Aroostook and Piscataquis boundary, relies on a network of unpaved routes like the Harding Road and Tote Road to connect remote outposts. These outposts, including Churchill Depot and the American Realty Depot Camp, served as critical logistical hubs for logging operations during a period when Maine's North Woods were still largely inaccessible to the general public.

The map details the intricate waterways of the Allagash region, from the Long Lake Dam to the winding Chemquasabamticook Stream. Small, localized habitations such as Harvey Farm and several private camps like Kellys Camp and Blanchette Camp appear as rare signs of permanent or semi-permanent human presence in the dense forest. This survey provides genealogists and land historians a rare look at these vanished working camps and warden stations before modern forest management changed the character of the backwoods.