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1953 Map of Schroon Lake

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Schroon Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Schroon Lake serves as the focal point for this mid-century survey, with the lakeside resort community of the same name showing its street layout and recreational development, including a Golf Course and Grove Point. The map illustrates the contrasting landscapes of eastern Adirondack life, from the established village of Minerva to the high-elevation notches and ridges. Settlement patterns follow the water and valleys, with clusters of activity at Olmstedville, South Schroon, and the small community of Irishtown.

Deep wilderness areas define the western and northern reaches, where the Boreas River passes through a corridor of peaks like Wolf Pond Mtn and Hoffman Mtn. Grounded details of local life appear in labels for St Marys Ch and Federal Flat, while the complex drainage of the mountains is revealed through countless high-country water bodies such as Loch Muller, Hewitt Pond, and Bailey Pond. This geography highlights the era's reliance on mountain passes like Hoffman Notch and Hornet Notch for travel between remote basins.