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1964 Map of Rainbow Falls

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Rainbow Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Raquette River and its sequence of hydroelectric developments dominate this part of the Adirondack State Park. This mid-century survey illustrates the industrial footprint on the wilderness, featuring the Five Falls Reservoir, Morgan Rapids Reservoir, and the large Rainbow Falls Reservoir, each supported by powerplants and an aqueduct system. The landscape transition from the settled village of Parishville to the high timber of the Parishville State Forest Preserve is marked by a network of unimproved roads like Snell Road and Fountain Road.

Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named terrain such as French Hill and Whites Hill, the latter featuring a Lookout Tower and Radio Tower. Isolated landmarks like the Boy Scout Camp on Clear Pond and the small settlement of Pickettville provide specific points of interest within the vast State Forest Preserve. Numerous gravel pits suggest ongoing road and dam maintenance during this era of regional infrastructure growth.