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1968 Map of Loon Lake

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Loon Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Loon Lake and the surrounding peaks of the Adirondack State Park dominate this 1960s topographic landscape in Franklin County. The map documents a transition from industrial exploitation to recreational preservation within the State Forest Preserve. To the south, an Old Railroad Grade and Old Grade Railroad corridor trace a path through the wetlands near Lake Kushaqua and Mud Pond, marking the legacy of regional logging or transport lines that once bypassed the Loon Lake Mountains.

Small settlements such as Merrillsville and Molasses Corners appear alongside localized infrastructure like the Merrillsville Cem and the Gravel Pit near the North Branch Saranac River. Human presence is further noted at the White Fathers site and the lakeside Golf Course. From the Elbow Range to the quiet waters of Fishhole Pond and Porkbarrel Pond, the map details a complex network of brooks and ponds connected by primitive routes like Thatcherville Road and Goldsmith Road.