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2019 Map of Peru

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Peru
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Peru serves as a central hub in this Clinton County landscape, where the Little Ausable River winds through a terrain defined by both agriculture and the edge of the Adirondack Park. The settlement patterns here are deeply rooted, evidenced by the numerous burial grounds including Saint Augustine Cem, Quaker Cem, and Harkness Cem that dot the countryside. These sites, along with the smaller hamlets of Harkness and Laphams Mills, reflect the 19th-century development of the region's interior.

The topography transitions from the lowlands near Laphams Mills to the more prominent elevations of Mt Etna and Cold Spring Mtn in the south. Waterways like Arnold Brook, Spaulding Brook, and Caldwell Brook form a complex drainage network that historically influenced local milling and farming. The map also captures the extent of the Adirondack Park Preserve, showing how state-protected lands interface with local rural roads and family-named landmarks.