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1966 Map of Silver Bay

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Silver Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The western shores of Lake George define this mid-1960s survey, illustrating a landscape where steep ridges meet the water at points like Sabbath Day Point and Deer Leap. Within the Adirondack State Park, the terrain is dominated by the Tongue Mountain Range and numerous summits such as Swede Mtn, which provided a critical vantage point for forest fire detection. The map records established lakeside communities at Hague, Silver Bay, and Huletts Landing, the latter situated across the water on the eastern shore near the Mother Bunch Islands.

Inland, the rugged upland character is marked by isolated water bodies like Jabe Pond and Spectacle Ponds, with small-scale human traces evident at the Wardsboro Cem and Union Chapel. The presence of a Gaging Sta on Northwest Bay brook reflects the ongoing management of the regional watershed. This document captures the intersection of resort-era settlement and wilderness preservation before later 20th-century development altered the shoreline character.