1943 Map of Waterville

About this map

The Kennebec River serves as the industrial and logistical spine of this Kennebec County landscape, documented during the height of the Second World War. The river corridor is dense with infrastructure, notably the Maine Central Railroad and several concentrated manufacturing and residential hubs at Waterville, Winslow, and Fairfield. On the outskirts of Waterville, the campus of Colby College appears near Mayflower Hill, while the Central Maine Sanatorium stands on the eastern bank of the river near Fairfield Center.