Plan of Wallahgas River
Collection:
Osher Map Library Collection
Name: Plan of Wallahgas River
Barcode: 58060
Image Number: 58060.0001
Publishing Location: Piscataquis County, Maine
Brief Description: Refers to the Allagash River, a tributary of the St. John River. Natives called it "Wallahgas quegamook". Other indigenous names of ponds and lakes are listed on the survey such "Walloosktook" meaning "very fine river"; "Wallahgas quegamook" meaning "bark wigwam pond"; "Pongok-wa-hem lake"; "Pongoun-gamook" is "Muddy Lake"; "Mackwak" meaning "on birch stream has 4 ponds". Also listed are types of trees such as pine, juniper, pine and mix, spruce and hard wood trees possibly for future logging projects.
Surveyor: Greenleaf, Moses, 1777-1834
Date/Date Range Produced: 1820
Language: English
Region Depicted: Piscataquis County, Maine
Map Type: GeographicalLand use mapsManuscript maps
Dimensions: 56 x 31 cm with attachment 18 x 29 cm
Historical Context: Moses Greenleaf was a surveyor and geographer known as "Maine's mapmaker". He was very involved in surveying land in the remote areas of Maine.
LC Call Number: G3732.A8 1820
OCLC: 1356853834
Accession Number: OML-1820-29
Subjects: Greenleaf Manuscript Surveys
Permanent URL:
https://oshermaps.org/map/58060.0001