1898 Map of Lake Placid

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John Browns Grave rests south of North Elba, anchoring this survey of the high Adirondacks as they appeared during the 1890s. The landscape is defined by the massive profile of Mt. Whiteface and the Sentinel Range, which split the drainage between the Saranac River and the branches of the Ausable River. A legacy of early industry is visible in the series of charcoal or potash kilns north of the Wilmington Mountain ridge, including East Kilns, Middle Kilns, and West Kilns, indicating the heavy timber harvesting and processing that preceded the area's transition to a resort destination.