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1901 Map of Elizabethtown

USGS Topo · Published 1931

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The Boquet River valley serves as the central axis for this turn-of-the-century survey, anchoring the village of Elizabethtown. This landscape transitions from the rugged heights of Hurricane Mtn. and Giant Mtn. in the west to the industrial pocket of the Moriah hills in the east. The extraction economy of the era is evident in the dense settlement patterns at Mineville and Witherbee, which are connected to the broader region by the L.C. & M. R.R. rail line. Beyond the industrial sites, the map reveals a network of mountain hamlets like New Russia and Euba Mills, alongside early conservation areas such as the Adirondack Mountain Reserve. This document captures the Essex County interior before modern highway development, preserving the locations of numerous family-named landmarks and water bodies like Lincoln Pond and the Split Rock Falls that defined local geography at the time of E.C. Barnard's topography work.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1901
Date Published1931
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:62,500
Physical Dimensions16.6 x 20.1 inches

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain