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1970 Map of Edinburg

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Edinburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

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Great Sacandaga Lake dominates this 1970s landscape, illustrating the character of the southern Adirondack State Park along the border of Edinburg and Providence. The map details the transition from lakeside settlements like Edinburg and Batchellerville to the higher, forested elevations of Maxon Ridge and Horse Hill. The local infrastructure is well-defined, showing the Plateau Landing Field and numerous family-named routes such as Military Road and Tange Road.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the rural layout of the era through several burial grounds, including Edinburg Cem and Brooks Cem. The southern portion of the sheet reveals a complex water system including Steele Reservoir and Cooks Reservoir, alongside the Adirondack Bible College near Fox Hill. Small-scale industry is evidenced by scattered Gravel Pits, while the upland topography is marked by distinctive marshy areas known locally as vlys, such as Tamarack Vly and Ireland Vly.