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1908 Map of Potsdam

Name: 1908 Topographic Map of Potsdam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1908
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1908

About this map

The Raquette River and St. Regis River carve through this St. Lawrence County landscape at the opening of the twentieth century, providing the water power that shaped the industrial foundations of Potsdam and Hannawa Falls. The map documents a dense network of early rural settlements and hamlets such as Sanfordville, West Stockholm, and Parishville Center, each connected by a winding road system that follows the natural contours of the northern Adirondack foothills.

Genealogists and local historians can locate numerous vanished neighborhood identifiers, including the Old Forge School, Catherineville School, and Hayes School, which served the dispersed farming populations of the day. The northern rail corridor is dominated by the N. Y. C. and H. R. R. R. passing through Norwood. In the more wooded southern reaches, landmarks like Browns Bridge and waterfalls such as Aliens Falls and Rainbow Falls mark the transition toward the higher terrain of Whites Hill.