Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: Plan of township no. 5 west of Penobscot River now a part of Orono surveyed by Andrew Strong, esq. in 1818

Barcode: 53385

Image Number: 53385.0001

Publishing Location: Orono, Maine

Brief Description: Manuscript plan in 2 sheets overlayed to create one image in and around Orono northeast of Bangor. Shows lot lines along the Penobscot River at the southern end of town and identifies land owners and physical features. Includes "south line of township n. 5 granted to Waterville College" which later became Colby College. Two lots owned by lumber entrepreneurs John Bennoch and Andrew Webster who came to the area in 1808 are identified at the north edge of the map. Joseph Treat and James Irish also surveyed the area.

Surveyor: Greenleaf, Moses, 1777-1834Irish, JamesStrong, AndrewTreat, Joseph

Date/Date Range Produced: 1818

Language: English

Map Type: Manuscript mapsProperty maps

LC Call Number: G3734.O6 1818 S7

OCLC: 1104795683

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/53385.0001