1901 Map of Elizabethtown

About this map

Elizabethtown and the surrounding Adirondack high country are captured here at the turn of the century, showing a landscape defined by sharp peaks and the nascent iron industry. The eastern edge of the map features the industrial centers of Mineville and Witherbee, where the L.C. & M. R.R. connects the mining operations to the wider rail network. Much of the western terrain falls within the Adirondack Reserve, dominated by massive summits like Hurricane Mtn. and Giant Mtn..