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1955 Map of Elizabethtown

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Elizabethtown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Elizabethtown and the industrial corridors of Moriah define this mid-century portrait of the Adirondacks. The landscape is a study in contrasts between the deep wilderness of Adirondack State Park and the intensive resource extraction visible at Mineville and Witherbee. In the eastern section, an Iron Mine and several substations reveal the area's history of ore production, while the Bouquet River winds through the central valley past New Russia.

Genealogists and local researchers can locate numerous family-named landmarks and small settlements such as Euba Mills and Underwood. The map documents early recreational and conservation infrastructure, including the Sharp Bridge Campsite and a Lookout Tower atop Makomis Mtn. From the heights of Hurricane Mtn to the waters of Chapel Pond, the survey provides an exact inventory of the high peaks and forest preserves before later twentieth-century development.