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1920 Map of York

Name: 1920 Topographic Map of York
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

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Gerrish Island and the jagged Maine coastline define this 1920 survey of the seacoast, where the Piscataqua River separates Kittery from New Hampshire. The landscape is a network of coastal settlements from Ogunquit down to Rye North Beach, connected by the Post Road and the Atlantic Shore Line Electric Railway. Maritime navigation is central to the area, evidenced by the Whaleback LH and the Isles of Shoals LH offshore.

Inland, the terrain rises toward hills like Mt Agamenticus, where the Agamenticus School and Lincoln School served rural families. Small communities like Scotland, Brixham, and York Corner appear as quiet clusters between the Josias River and the York River. Near the mouth of the harbor, the Navy Yard on Seaveys Island and the Coast Guard Sta near Jaffrey Pt reflect the region's strategic importance during the early 20th century.