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1897 Map of Schroon Lake

Name: 1897 Topographic Map of Schroon Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1914
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1914

About this map

Schroon Lake and the surrounding wilderness of Essex and Warren Counties are captured here following a 1895 survey. The landscape is defined by its water-driven industry and early settlement patterns, where Brace Dam and Lester Dam sit along the Boreas River and Cheney Pond, highlighting the era's reliance on timber and waterway management. The southern shores of the lake show established communities like Adirondack and Taylors on Schroon, while the interior remains a maze of high peaks and named ridges.

Genealogists will find a cluster of small settlements and family-named landmarks such as Irishtown, Olmstedville, and Minerva in the southwestern corner. Further north, the terrain becomes more imposing, featuring the deep corridor of Hoffman Notch between Washburn Ridge and Texas Ridge. From the steamboat route on the lake to the remote dwellings at Loch Muller, the map documents the transition from established lakeside ports to the deep woods of North Hudson.