1903 Map of Big Moose

Remote settlements like Eagle Bay and Inlet appear as critical hubs for early tourism and logging, connected by a Steamboat Route across Fourth Lake. The map illustrates the transition from a trackless forest to a regulated landscape, marked by the Totten and Crossfield Line and the county boundary between Herkimer and Hamilton counties. Higher elevations like Twitchell Mt. and Bald Mountain overlook a dense network of ponds and brooks, including the distinctive Shingle Shanty Brook.