1902 Map of Wilmurt

About this map

West Canada Creek and the Black River system dominate this Adirondack foothills landscape, where small 19th-century settlements like Wilmurt and Nobleboro serve as focal points for the surrounding timberlands. Surveyed in 1898, the map illustrates a network of brooks and remote lakes including Jerseyfield Lake, Loon Lake, and Mill Creek Lake that defined the early recreation and logging economy of the region. The terrain is marked by prominent elevations such as Ft. Noble Mt. and Baldface Mt., with the county boundary between Herkimer and Hamilton counties cutting through the heavy forest. The presence of the Hinckley Reservoir at the western edge and isolated hamlets like Morehouseville and California show the sparse but deliberate human footprint in these highlands before more modern development altered the waterway flows.