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1911 Map of Lowville

Name: 1911 Topographic Map of Lowville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The confluence of the Black River and the Beaver River anchors this pre-World War I survey of central Lewis County, showcasing a landscape defined by water power and rural education. The industrial footprint of the era is evident at Beaver Falls and Croghan, where a Power Plant and various reservoirs like the Carthage Reservoir supported local growth. Transport is dominated by the Utica Line railroad corridor and historic river access points such as Bushes Landing on the Black River.

Local genealogy and social history are preserved through an exceptionally dense network of named school districts, including the Texas Road School, Monnat School, and Crystal Lake School. These small institutional landmarks, alongside family-named locales like Petries Corners and Bushs Corners, reveal the distribution of the population before the centralization of the mid-20th century. To the east, the terrain shifts into the lakes and ponds of the Adirondack fringe, featuring Crystal Lake and the Beach Millpond.