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1944 Map of Wiscasset

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Wiscasset
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The Sheepscot River and the Damariscotta River carve through this mid-coast Maine landscape during the early 1940s, defining a region of tidewater villages and upland farms. The Maine Central railroad tracks connect riverfront settlements, passing through Damariscotta Mills and Newcastle while serving the South Newcastle Sta. At Head Tide, the river environment supports a cluster of small-scale settlement near the Alna town line.

Social and institutional life is marked by several distinctive landmarks, including the Whitefield Memorial Hospital and the Health and Welfare Camp near Clary Lake. The map reveals a dense network of local education and faith, from the St Denis church in the north to numerous rural schoolhouses like Alna Center Sch and Lowelltown Sch. The lower reaches of the peninsula near Wiscasset show the transition from riverine commerce to the coastal topography of Hog I and Huston Cove.