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1903 Map of Blue Mountain

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Blue Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Blue Mt. dominates the central landscape of this Adirondack survey, standing as a landmark for the developing settlements of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The village of Blue Mountain Lake serves as a hub for regional travel, connected by water to Eagle Lake and Utowana Lake via a noted steamboat route. Further north, the settlement of Deerland sits along the Raquette River near the southern reaches of Long Lake, where the topography transitions into the steep slopes of Mt. Sabattis and Owls Head.

The wilderness character of the region is punctuated by early infrastructure and specialized sites, such as the Forest House near Indian Lake and the Rolling Dam on Rock River. A complex network of water bodies, including the Chain Lakes and Minnow Pond, reflects a landscape where water and timber drove the local economy. Landmarks like Townhoondah and the numerous bench marks surveyed by H.M. Wilson's team provide precise historical reference points for those tracing the early mapping of the New York interior.