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1958 Map of Bolton Landing

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Bolton Landing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Tongue Mountain Range dominates the center of this Adirondack landscape, extending deep into the waters of Lake George. Along the eastern and western shores of the lake, the 1950s settlement pattern is clearly defined, with communities like Bolton Landing, Silver Bay, and Hague serving as centers of activity. The map captures the area before modern developments significantly altered the shoreline, showing individual docks and smaller hamlets such as Sabbathday Point and Huletts Landing on the eastern side.

Upland from the lake, the topography becomes increasingly complex toward the Schroon River valley. Diverse water bodies including Brant Lake, Jabe Pond, and the Spectacle Ponds dot the high country, connected by a network of trails and secondary roads. In the township of Dresden, landforms like Black Mtn and Sleeping Beauty overlook Lapland Pond, illustrating the interplay between the Adirondack wilderness and the scattered lakeside dwellings of the mid-twentieth century.