1898 Map of Lake Placid

About this map

Mt. Whiteface and the Sentinel Range dominate this high-peaks landscape during the late nineteenth-century surveying period. The map documents an era when logging and industry left distinct marks on the wilderness, evidenced by the series of kiln sites including West Kilns, Middle Kilns, and East Kilns located north of the Wilmington Mountain ridge. Along the Ausable River, small hamlets like Wilmington and Haselton serve as anchors for the local economy, while further south, the settlement of Newman sits near the developing resort area around Mirror Lake and Lake Placid.