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1903 Map of Gloversville

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Gloversville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1903
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1903

About this map

Gloversville and Johnstown serve as the primary industrial and commercial hubs in this early twentieth-century survey of Fulton County. The grid-like street patterns of these twin cities contrast sharply with the sprawling lake country and timbered highlands to the north. A significant technological feature of the era is the Fonda Johnstown and Gloversville Electric R.R., which provided a vital transportation link between the industrial centers and smaller outlying settlements like Kingsboro and Mayfield.

The northern landscape is defined by its water resources, featuring prominent bodies such as Peck Lake, Canada Lake, and the family-named Helen Gould Lake. Local history is anchored by markers like the Battle Monument south of Meco, while isolated hamlets like Bleecker Center, Benson Center, and Lindsley Corners illustrate the dispersed nature of rural settlement in the Adirondack foothills before the modern expansion of the road network.