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1907 Map of Lake Pleasant

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Lake Pleasant
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Lake Pleasant and Sacandaga Lake anchor this early twentieth-century topographic study of Hamilton County, highlighting a landscape defined by water and high peaks. The village of Speculator serves as a northern hub, while further south, the West Branch Sacandaga River carves a deep valley through the wilderness, passing the settlement of Whitehouse. The map reveals the early isolation of the region, noting established locations like the Alvord PO and the remote Silver Lake Min near Silver Lake.

A network of mountain peaks, including Hamilton Mtn and Speculator Mtn, dominates the interior, separating the drainage of the Sacandaga River from smaller basins. Cultural markers such as Benson Center and the village of Wells show the extent of settlement along the river corridors. The presence of Lake Chartreuse and numerous ponds like Mud Lake and Fiddlers Lake indicates a territory as much defined by its waterways as its significant vertical relief.