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1928 Map of Winterville

Name: 1928 Topographic Map of Winterville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1928
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1928

About this map

Winterville Plantation and the surrounding North Woods of Aroostook County appear here during a 1928 survey by the U. S. Geological Survey and the State of Maine Public Utilities Commission. The landscape is dominated by the narrow, elongated St Froid Lake and the winding course of the Fish River, which drops through Fish River Falls and Skew Falls. Settlement is concentrated along the western shore of the lake and the Bangor and Aroostook rail line, which served the logging industry through remote stops like Nixon Siding and Buffalo Siding.

Evidence of the era's timber economy is visible in the network of Tote Roads and isolated outposts like Fourmile Camp. Small community hubs are anchored by the Quimby PO Winterville Sta and the 15 R 6 Sch, serving the families living near The Pinnacle and Ferguson Mtn. The map also details numerous small glacial ponds, including Moccasin Pond, Lucifer Pond, and Sterling Pond, reflecting the complex drainage of this forested upland.