1903 Map of Gloversville

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Gloversville serves as the industrial and urban hub of this Fulton County region at the dawn of the twentieth century, appearing as a dense grid of streets connected by a robust transit network. The Johnstown Gloversville and Kingsboro R.R. and an Electric R.R. link the city to outlying neighborhoods like Kingsboro and Riceville. Northward, the landscape shifts dramatically into the southern Adirondacks, where the townships of Bleecker and Caroga are defined by a high density of water bodies, including Peck Lake and Canada Lake. The presence of the Sacandaga Reservoir at the eastern edge and the Battle Monument to the south provides significant landmarks for local historians. Scattered smaller settlements like Kecks Center and Benson Center illustrate the rural character of the hill country before later development altered these remote upland communities.