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1923 Map of Stark

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Stark
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1923
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

Raquette River and Grass River define the wild drainage of the Adirondack foothills in this early twentieth-century survey. The landscape is a network of hunting and fishing camps, including the Stillwater Club, Hollywood Club, and Massawepie Club, illustrating the era's flourishing outdoor sporting culture. Industrial activities are evident through the Lumber RR and Gleasons Mill, which utilized the area's timber resources.

Small mountain settlements and rural schoolhouses like Littlejohn School and Cold Brook School are scattered near prominent landforms such as Catamount Mt. and Gooseberry Mtn. The map preserves the location of early infrastructure like Browns Bridge and a Stone Dam, alongside family-named landmarks like Sellecks Cove and Gleasons Hill. This record provides a clear look at the intersection of wilderness recreation and the logging industry before mid-century changes altered these woods.