Here is a handsome antique map of Bridgewater (R.1) in Aroostook County, Maine, from the 1877 Atlas of Aroostook County, published by Roe & Colby. Compiled and Drawn from Official Plans and Actual Surveys by F. B. Roe & N. Geo. Colby. Handcolored. Approximately 14 inches by 16 inches.
Condition: Binding holes in left margin, ancient fold on lower right cornr, otherwise good. See scans.
Most of the houses on this map are identified by the property owner's name. Among the surnames shown in Bridgewater: Gilman, Fulton, Ketchum, Tompkins, Snow, Whited, Hume, Collins, Barrett, Rice, Kimball, Watkins, Hanson, Dyer, Hartley, Kidder, Rideout, Weber, Pendleson, Farley, Jameson, Bradstreet, Akerson, Hodgdon, Hitchins, Hibbard, Winship, Prior, Dismond, Pennington, Madison, Wellington, London, Kinney, Bradbury, Haynes, Smith, Burns, Sargeant, Durgin, Stackpole, Brewer, Hayes, Shirley, Powers, Cameron, Lawrence, etc.
Also shown: Presque Isle of the 51 St. John, Whitney Brook, Schoolhouses, White Bros. Store, Bridgewater Academy Grant, Portland Academy Grant, Cemetery, Saw Mill, Young Brook, Hotel, Post Office, Blacksmith Shop, Tannery, Shingle Mill, Starch Factory, Cheese Factory, etc.
Here's your chance to own a piece of Aroostook County history ... a look at the way it was in 1877.