1957 Map of Number Four

About this map

Adirondack State Park dominates this mid-century survey, revealing a landscape defined by controlled water and isolated settlements. The hamlet of Number Four serves as a focal point near the Stillwater Reservoir, while the presence of the Lookout Tower and various Jeep Trails indicates the active management of these forest lands during the 1950s. The hydro-electric potential of the region is evident at the Soft Maple Reservoir and its associated Soft Maple installation, where the Beaver River is harnessed at sites like Eagle Falls and Moshier Falls. This map captures a specific era of Adirondack history where industrial utility and conservation boundaries, such as those between Lewis and Herkimer counties, intersected across a terrain of glacial ponds and named peaks like Mt Tom.