1903 Map of Big Moose

About this map

The New York Central and Hudson River R. R. cuts a vertical path through this Adirondack wilderness, connecting isolated outposts like Woods Lake and Beaver River. The landscape is defined by its complex hydrology, dominated by the Beaver River Flow and large water bodies such as Lake Lila and Nehasane Lake. At the southern end of the sheet, the settlements of Eagle Bay and Inlet serve as focal points for transportation and early tourism, linked by the Steamboat Route across Fourth Lake. This survey captures the region during a transition into a more accessible wilderness, where remote stations like Clearwater (Carter Sta) and Brandreth provided critical access points for the logging and sporting interests of the early twentieth century. The terrain is marked by prominent heights including Twitchell Mt. and Bald Mountain, which rise above a dense network of ponds and brooks.