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1913 Map of Lyon Mountain

Name: 1913 Topographic Map of Lyon Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

Lyon Mountain anchors this Adirondack landscape at a time when the mining settlement and nearby Standish were central to the region's industrial activity. The survey illustrates the complex relationship between the rugged terrain and the Saranac River system, which flows through Clayburg and Redford. This river network, along with the North Branch Saranac River, provided the necessary water power for operations like the Goodrich Mill located near the southern map boundary.

Genealogists can trace early twentieth-century rural life through scattered hamlets like Moffitsville, Goldsmith, and Sugarbush, as well as the Lordsell P.O. and Hammond School. The map's detailed topography reveals the isolation of early settlements near Upper Chateaugay Lake and Chazy Lake, highlighting the primitive road network, such as Priest Road, that connected these mountain communities before modern highway development.