1897 Map of Glens Falls

About this map

The industrial and recreational landscape of the upper Hudson River valley is captured here in detail just before the turn of the century. The hub of Glens Falls and nearby South Glens Falls anchor the southern portion of the map, where the river's power supported growing settlements. To the north, the southern tip of Lake George reveals a different character, marked by the Steamboat Route and a cluster of resort-era landmarks like the Prospect House. This geography highlights the region's transition from colonial military frontier to a nineteenth-century economic engine, preserving the locations of the Fort Wm. Henry Ruins and Fort George Ruins alongside active infrastructure like the Lake George R. R. and the Delaware and Hudson R. R.. Smaller hamlets such as Griswolds Mills and Pattens Mills suggest the importance of local waterpower and milling in the rural townships of Kingsbury and Fort Ann.