1968 Map of Porter Corners

About this map

Adirondack State Park dominates the northern half of this landscape, where the high ridges of Spruce Mtn and Hedgehog Mtn look down upon a network of distinctively named valley wetlands or "vlys." This era reveals a transition from traditional logging and rural life to early recreation, as evidenced by the Brookhaven Golf Club and the Sky Ranch development. In the southeast, the settlement of Porter Corners serves as the primary hub, surrounded by family-named infrastructure such as Ballou Road and Medbury Road. Genealogists will find value in the specific placement of the Ballou Cem and Hutchins Cem, while the interior of the park is crisscrossed by old trails and jeep roads leading to Lake Desolation and various mountain summits.