1975 Map of Wabassus Lake SW

About this map

Washington County's interior landscape is captured in this 1975 orthophotoquad, which uses aerial imagery to reveal the dense timberlands and glaciated terrain of eastern Maine. The sheet is dominated by the high ground of Fletcher Peak and Knox Mountain, where the photographic detail highlights the transition between evergreen forests and dark, still water bodies. Unlike traditional topographic maps, this orthophotograph shows the actual texture of the ground cover, from the rocky crest of Bald Mountain to the complex drainage patterns and wetlands that define this part of the Down East region. The lack of major roads or settlements on this quadrangle underscores the primitive character of the Maine woods during the mid-1970s.