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Guilford, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Nov 1900

Guilford, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Guilford, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm.


Dexter, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Nov 1900

Dexter, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Dexter, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.


Ashland, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Oct 1900

Ashland, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Ashland, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Maps show location of Congregational Church, Exchange Hotel, Cigars & Tob Barber, Ashland Ho. and E.H Orcutt Livery.


Blaine, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Oct 1900

Blaine, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Blaine, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Maps show location of Starch Factory, saw mill, Baptist church, Fruit & Crackery, and Passenger station.


Bridgewater, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Oct 1900

Bridgewater, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Bridgewater, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm.


Island Falls, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Oct 1900

Island Falls, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Island Falls, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm.


Milo, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Oct 1900

Milo, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Milo, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm.


Limestone, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co., Limited Oct 1900

Limestone, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co., Limited

Sanborn Maps of Maine

A map of Limestone, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color map is 64 x 54 cm. Businesses that appear on the map include W. I. Getchell's Saw Mill, J. M. Noyes Saw Mill, McKeever & Hall Potato House, W. B. Ward Potato House, Nelson & Clark Potato House, the Bowker Fertilizer Store House, R. B. Levett Potato House, S. B. Durepo Potato House and the T. H. Phair Starch Factory.


Mars Hill, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co., Limited Oct 1900

Mars Hill, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co., Limited

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Mars Hill, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Businesses that appear on the maps include B. F. Jones Saw Mill, John Haley Starch Factory, J. E. York Starch Factory, Cleveland's Potato House, and Cleveland and Ludwig Starch Factory and Saw Mill.


Danforth, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Sep 1900

Danforth, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Danforth, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm.


Undated Property Map With Porter Lots [Washington County], Benjamin E. Gardner, John Gardner Jan 1900

Undated Property Map With Porter Lots [Washington County], Benjamin E. Gardner, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Undated property map, with no scale, drawn in black ink on yellow vellum. The map location is not clearly identified though features include a body of water identified as “Cheputnecticook River” and a bend in Tomah Stream. Five lots, numbers 1, 2, 15, 29 and 30, are labeled with the name “Porter.” The map includes faint pencil notations suggesting names for streams.

From Gardner Family Papers, 1830-1939. John Gardner (1801-1888), was the principal surveyor in Calais, Maine. His son, Benjamin E. Gardner (1869-1939), a civil engineer and land surveyor took over for his father and worked most frequently with local …


Undated Property Map, Washington County, Benjamin E. Gardner, John Gardner Jan 1900

Undated Property Map, Washington County, Benjamin E. Gardner, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Undated property map, with no scale, drawn in black ink on yellow vellum. A white sticker with a red border is labeled, “Tshp 13.” Labeled bodies of water include Tomah Stream and Beaver Brook.

A handwritten map key includes the following information:

p—pine
d—hardwood
g—good land
h—heath
m—meadow
l—low land
S—sedan
b—burnt land
A—camp
x—local attraction
r—rocky

From Gardner Family Papers, 1830-1939. John Gardner (1801-1888), was the principal surveyor in Calais, Maine. His son, Benjamin E. Gardner (1869-1939), a civil engineer and land surveyor took over for his father and worked most frequently with local attorneys doing land title research.


Undated Map On Vellum [Washington County], Rufus Putnam Jan 1900

Undated Map On Vellum [Washington County], Rufus Putnam

Maine Bicentennial

Undated property map with no identified scale, drawn in black ink on yellow vellum. Map includes designated lots for schools and churches. The map is not clearly identified but does include the notation, “No. 41” which may reference Township No. 41, which is located in Hancock County. The map also includes a body of water labeled, “Sabal Lake.”

From Gardner Family Papers, 1830-1939. John Gardner (1801-1888), was the principal surveyor in Calais, Maine. His son, Benjamin E. Gardner (1869-1939), a civil engineer and land surveyor took over for his father and worked most frequently with local attorneys doing land title …


Dover And Foxcroft, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Jan 1900

Dover And Foxcroft, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps covering the areas of Dover and Foxcroft, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 feet to 1 inch. The original color maps, dated November, 1900, are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on subsequent sheets.


Houlton, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Jan 1900

Houlton, 1900, Sanborn-Perris Map Co.

Sanborn Maps of Maine

Maps of Houlton, Maine, at a scale of 1:600 or 50 ft. to an inch. The original color maps are on sheets 64 x 54 cm. Sheet 1 includes an index of the area covered on the remaining sheets.