1983 Map of Waterboro

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The Massabesic Experimental Forest dominates the landscape of central York County in this early 1980s study. The survey documents the rural character of Waterboro, Lyman, and Alfred, revealing a geography defined by post-glacial water bodies such as Little Ossipee Pond, Bunganut Pond, and Kennebunk Pond. This era captures the town's distributed settlement pattern, from the historic Waterboro Old Corner and Waterboro Center to the more concentrated village at East Waterboro. Local institutional history is anchored by the Massabesic High Sch and the Notre Dame Institute, while genealogical data is preserved through landmarks like Deering Cem and Chadbourne Cem. Significant topographical features like Ossipee Hill and Roberts Ridge provide a frame for the intricate wetlands of The Heath and the numerous brooks that fed the regional ecosystem before modern development arrived.