1913 Map of Dannemora

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State Penitentiary anchors the high ground of Clinton County in this early twentieth-century survey, looking out over a landscape defined by the winding Saranac River and the steep slopes of Terry Mountain. The industrial and agricultural patterns of the era are evident in the cluster of small communities and the proximity of the Delaware and Hudson RR, which follows the river valley through Cadyville and Morrisonville. In the southern reaches of the quadrangle, the Ausable River and Little Ausable River provide the drainage for more dispersed settlements like Harkness and Lapham Mills. Local education is prominently marked by a network of rural schoolhouses, including the Rand Hill School and Patton School, while the presence of Mt Etna and Mitchell Mtn highlights the transition from the valley floor to the Adirondack foothills.