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1951 Map of Whitneyville

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

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Whitneyville and Jonesboro anchor this coastal Washington County landscape, where the tidal reaches of the Chandler River meet the Atlantic at Roque Bluffs. The map illustrates a mid-century Downeast economy still deeply connected to its waterways and the Maine Central railroad, which cuts across the terrain from Centerville through the heart of Whitneyville. Numerous marshes and peatlands, simply labeled as Heath, dominate the low-lying areas between rocky rises like Kilton Mtn and the aptly named Mt Misery.

Coastal navigation and local education are marked by features such as the White School and several points and coves, including Look Head and Sanford Cove. The winding course of the Machias River in the northeast and the network of brooks like Samade Brook and Ebenezer Brook suggest a land defined by its drainage and timber history, prior to the significant modern development of the Maine coastline.