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1898 Map of Thirteenth Lake

Name: 1898 Topographic Map of Thirteenth Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1901
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1901

About this map

Bakers Mills serves as a primary settlement point in this late nineteenth-century landscape, positioned at the edge of the Adirondacks where the terrain shifts toward high mountain peaks. The map reveals a land defined by its hydrology and industrial potential, with the upper reaches of the Hudson River carving through the northeast corner and the Sacandaga River winding through the southern reaches. Mining activity is noted at Moores Mine near the base of Gore Mt., suggesting the extraction of local minerals that once drove the regional economy.

Isolated outposts like Oregon and Garnet are connected by a sparse network of roads that navigate the complex topography of the Blue Hills and Big Range. The abundance of named water bodies, such as the remote Siamese Ponds and the namesake Thirteenth Lake, illustrates the area's character as a timber and water resource hub before it transitioned into a primarily recreational wilderness. Boundary lines like the Hamilton Co. Warren Co. border highlight the administrative divisions across this mountainous interior.