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1955 Map of Lake Luzerne

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Lake Luzerne
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Warrensburg and Lake Luzerne serve as the primary hubs in this mid-century portrait of the southern Adirondacks, where the Hudson River meets its tributaries amidst a landscape of dense mountain peaks. The Sacandaga Reservoir dominates the southwest, held by the dam at Conklingville, illustrating the managed water systems essential to the region's development. Small settlements like Athol, Stony Creek, and Allentown are connected by a network of winding roads and the Delaware and Hudson RR, which follows the river's path through the valley.

Local history is preserved in the placement of family landmarks and small burial grounds such as Harris Cem and Leavens Cem. The map captures the transition between the developed valley corridors and the protected wilderness of Adirondack State Park. From the industrial presence of Corinth to the isolated Wolf Pond Mtn and Black Spruce Mtn, the sheet documents a mid-1950s geography shaped by forestry, recreation, and the river-and-rail economy.