John Thurman Historical Society Map Collection

The Warren County Historical Society recently received a collection of 26 maps from the John Thurman Historical Society.

I’d like to share a listing of the maps and provide some sample images. Due to the size of many maps it’s difficult to display them online.

Some maps are in very poor condition but it is important to preserve the historic information contained in these maps and make them available to the public.

For further information or to view this collection please visit the Warren County N.Y. Historical Society, 50 Gurney Lane, Queensbury, N.Y. 12803.  Phone (518) 743-0734.

 

 

Listing of Map Collection

2021.008.001  Totten & Crossfield Purchase Townships 1, 9, & 10.

2021.008.001 – Totten & Crossfield Townships 1, 9, 10. Lake Pleasant and Hamilton Lake. Lake Pleasant area of Hamilton County, Sacandaga Lake, Hamilton Lake, the north border of the Bergen purchase and Palmer purchase. Sacandaga River, East branch Sacandaga River,  George Howard Carroll, Sagerville (Lake Pleasant), Newtons Corners (Speculator). This map was cataloged by the John Thurman Historical Society as map #121.  Size: 19″X31.5″  no scale, black & red ink on linen.

2021.008.002 – Map of C.H. Faxon’s springs. Town of Chester. The map shows a series of springs and feeder line to a stone reservoir and a line on to the water house. Also shows “Highway to Chestertown”. The map was cataloged by the John Thurman Historical Society as map #161.  Size: 13.5″ X 27″  no scale, pencil, black & red ink on paper.

2021.008.003 – Totten & Crossfield 24th & 25th Townships map. The map displays the 24th & 25th Townships of Totten & Crossfield purchase. The southern part of Schroon Lake and Essex / Warren County line. Thurman’s northernmost patent. Part of the Brant Lake Tract. Size: 14″ X 24″ no scale, pencil, black, red and blue ink on paper.

2021.008.004 – Map of Totten & Crossfield, 13th Township.

2021.008.004 – Totten & Crossfield 13th Township. Thirteenth Lake. Hour Brook, East Branch Sacandaga River. Original map by John Richards. Copy made November 26, 1896 by M.U. Mitchell. Designated as map # 209 in State Comptroller’s Office. Size: 25″ X 29″  scale: 1 inch equals 40 chains, black & red ink on linen.

2021.008.005 – Map of the North Gore (east half). Copy of a map in the State Comptroller’s Office made by J.N. Clark. Johnsburg. Chester. Hudson river. original map made in 1822 by John Richards. Size: 14.5″ X 13″  scale: 1 inch equals 40 chains, pencil, black & brown ink on paper.

2021.008.006 – Lemuel Sherman’s map of part of Porters Patent. Subdivision of Lots 2,3,4 of Porters Patent. Town line of Horicon and Bolton shown on map. Long Pond. Burnt Pond. John Thurman Historical Society map # 168. Size: 15″ X 19.5″  scale: 1 inch equals 10 chains, pencil, black & red ink on brown drawing paper.

2021.008.007 – Survey of Township 32 Totten & Crossfield. Survey was made to establish a township line by Daniel Lynch, October 1888. Map shows: Indian Lake Flow, Jessup River, Crandall line, Old line, True line, Old State Road, Kungunuck Creek, Gospel lot, School lot. John Thurman Historical Society map # 109.  Size: 20″ x 24″  no scale, blueprint.

2021.008.008 – Map of Lawton lot showing barns and bounds. Map shows C.H. Faxon lot, M.D. Knapp lot, Highway to Chester village. Size: 18″ X 24″  no scale, black & red ink with blue ink wash on brown drawing paper.

2021.008.009 – Baptist Church lot survey. Shows: Baptist church lot. Episcopal Church lot. District lot. Plank Road. John Thurman Historical Society map # 214. Size: 12″ X 21.5″  no scale, red & brown ink on brown drawing paper.

2021.008.010 – The Gore lots 1-60. The Gore together with the blue colored lots patented to White Matlock. Shows individual lots of Robert Boyd, Isaac Lyttle, J. Rowland & Mitchell & Callahan. John Thurman Historical Society map # 171.  Size: 15″ X 16.5″  no scale, black ink on linen.

2021.008.011 – Map to locate the west line of Lot 152 in the Brant Lake Tract. Brant Lake Tract survey of Lots 148-154 and 174-179. Brant Lake Fishing Club. Lorenzo Hemenway. Gregory. A.J. Barton. D. Yungling. John Thurman Historical Society map # 114. Size: 8.5″ X 36.5″ scale: 1 inch equals 10 chains, black ink on linen.

2021.008.012 – Map of Tongue Mountain Tract.

2021.008.012 – Map of the Tongue Mountain Tract. Copy of map of unappropriated land in the County of Warren in the Towns of Bolton and Hague called Tongue Mountain Tract. Copy made by H Roberts, Deputy State Engineer and Surveyor statin an official copy. Original survey by Simeon DeWitt, Surveyor General, John Thurman Historical Society map # 212. Size 18″ X 19.5″  scale” 1 inch equals 40 chains, black ink on linen.

2021.008.013 – Map of McClellan Line 1875. Essex County / Washington County line near Pharaoh Lake, south of Paradox Tract and east of Schroon Tract. Crane Lake. G.T. Hall, surveyor, Whitehall, NY. John Thurman Historical Society map # 169.  size 7″ X 18″ no scale, pencil on paper.

2021.008.014 – Map of the South Gore granted unto John Thurman. Map show lots of the South Gore. North of Hyde Township and south of 24th Township Totten & Crossfield. Friends Lake. Town of Chester. Schroon River.  John Richards, surveyor.  size: 14″ X 19″  scale: 1 inch equals 30 chains, black ink, red ink with blue ink wash on linen.

 

2021.008.015  Map of Southeast Corner of Township 24 Totten & Crossfield Purchase.

2021.008.015 -Map of Southeast Corner of Township 24 Totten & Crossfield Purchase. Lots 6 to 12 and 54 to 60. Identifies “good” and “bad” lots. John Thurman Historical Society map # 170. Size: 10.5″ X 14″ no scale, black in with blue ink wash on linen.

2021.008.016 – Brant Lake Tract Lots 41-179,. Brant Lake. Beaver Pond. Lily Pond. John Thurman Historical Society map # 166. Size: 10″ X 14″  no scale, black & red ink on linen.

2021.008.017 – Map of lots in Town of Chester. Lots owned by John Rawlins, Fred Veller, George Wright, Joseph Fowler, Thomas Calahan and C.H. Bartstow. John Thurman Historical Society map # 274. Size: 9″ X 11″  scale: one inch equals 10 chains, red and black ink on paper.

2021.008.018 – Paradox Tract Lots: 52 – 56, 67-70, 81 and 112. Paradox Tract. Pyramid Pond, Pritchard, Harris. Original map surveyed in 1807. John Thurman Historical Society map # 104. Size: 11.5 X 16″ no scale, pencil, black and red ink on linen.

 

2021.008.019 – Map of the North Gore Lots 1-30.

2021.008.019 – Map of North Gore Lots 1-30. Map of North Gore made in the year 1822 by John Richards, Deputy Surveyor. Filed by the Surveyor General, January 9, 1824. Archibald Campbell, Deputy Secretary. Shows Gore Mountain and Hudson River. Lots sold to Sanford H Swift, May 16, 1846. John Thurman Historical Society map # 268. Size: 10″ X 15″  Scale: 1″ equals 30 chains. black and red ink on linen.

2021.008.020 – Map of Part of Northwest Bay Tract made by George Webster and S.D. Kellogg, February 11, 1811. Map # 66 in State Engineers Office. Shows: Thomas Patent, Ford Patent & G. Robinson Patent. John Thurman Historical Society Map # 160. Size: 10.5″ X 12″  scale: 1 inch equals 40 chains, black & red ink on linen.

2021.008 021 – North River Lots?

2021.008.021 – North River lots?. Lots near North River? Francesco written on top. John Thurman Historical Society map # 113. Printed letterhead “North River, Warren County, N.Y.”  Size: 5.5″ X 8.75″ no scale, pencil & ink on letterhead paper.

2021.008.022 – Map of North Schroon Lake, Paradox Lake, Schroon Falls, Crane Pond area. Shows: William Cruise Patent, Schroon Tract, Hoffman Tract, North Branch of Schroon River. John Thurman Historical Society map # 116.  Size: 17.5″ X 18″  no scale,  pencil, black & red ink with blue ink wash on linen.

2021.008.023 – Map of 12th Township, Totten & Crossfield purchase. Charles Leggett, Atty, John Richards, Surveyor, B. Bentheyzen, Commissioners. Original map made by Commissioner for Gilchrist & Nicholas Roosevelt, heirs of John Thurman. John Thurman Historical Society map 107 & 202. (two parts of same map). Size: 23″ X 36″  no scale, black ink on paper.

2021.008.024 – Map of Southeast quarter of 14th Township, Totten & Cross Purchase. Sketch of S.E. quarter of 14th Township Totten & Crossfield purchase. Survey notes on back. John Thurman Historical Society map # 164. Size: 14.5″ X 18″  no scale, black ink on paper.

2021.008.025 – Map of Mary M Persons Cemetery at North Creek. Lots 1-117, vault in center. Located on wets side of Main Street, North Creek, N.Y. John Thurman Historical Society map # 112. Size: 21″ X 31″ no scale, black & red ink on tissue paper.

2021.008.026 – Map of 19th Township, Totten & Crossfield Purchase. Includes Minnow pond, Rock river. Does not show Tirrell pond. Blue Mountain is in Township 19 but not shown on map. Map by Henry Richards. Size: 25.5″ X 17.75″ no scale, black ink on paper.

 

edited by Tom Lynch, Collections Manager

contact: [email protected]

 

Source: John Thurman Historical Society Collection #83

Warren County NY Historical Society, 50 Gurney Lane, Queensbury, NY 12804.