Loading map...

1951 Map of West Lubec

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of West Lubec
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Coastal Washington County is defined here by the intricate shoreline of Johnson Bay and the Grand Manan Channel, where tidal inlets and necks create a complex maritime landscape. Settlements like North Lubec and West Lubec serve as small hubs for the surrounding farm and forest lands, connected by the emerging infrastructure of the mid-20th century, including the Lubec Airport and U.S. 1. The map illustrates the community foundations of the era, from the Baptist Ch and West Lubec Cem to the local Wilcox Sch and Crow Neck Sch.

Extensive coastal features such as Seward Neck and Denbow Neck fragment the coast into numerous coves like Federal Harbor and Morong Cove. Large areas of Heath suggest a boggy, low-lying interior punctuated by rises like Porcupine Mtn and Ellis Hill. This 1951 edition reflects a time when small coastal villages remained deeply tied to both the land and the surrounding waters of the Long Island Passage.