Author: Edward I. Pitts
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815655371
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Encompassing the lands immediately surrounding the upper reaches of the Beaver River from its headwaters at Lake Lila to Beaver Lake at the settlement of Number Four, Beaver River country is the largest undisturbed tract of forest in the entire northeastern United States. During the nineteenth century it was widely considered to be the very heart of the Adirondacks and was visited by thousands of tourists seeking outdoor recreation. The area boasted a busy railroad station, two grand hotels, an exclusive resort, and an elaborate great camp, as well as dozens of guides camps and sporting clubs. Pitts traces the generations of people who inhabited the region, from the ancestors of the Haudenosaunee, to the early European settlers, to the vacation communities and seasonal visitors. With each generation, Pitts shows how Beaver River country escaped the forces that fragmented and destroyed the wilderness in much of the Northeast. The forest and waters that attracted the early visitors are still there, preserved by a combination of happenstance and dedicated effort. Filled with rare vintage photographs, this book is a vivid portrait of this wild region, revealing how it came to be and why it survives.
Beaver River Country
Author: Edward I. Pitts
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815655371
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Encompassing the lands immediately surrounding the upper reaches of the Beaver River from its headwaters at Lake Lila to Beaver Lake at the settlement of Number Four, Beaver River country is the largest undisturbed tract of forest in the entire northeastern United States. During the nineteenth century it was widely considered to be the very heart of the Adirondacks and was visited by thousands of tourists seeking outdoor recreation. The area boasted a busy railroad station, two grand hotels, an exclusive resort, and an elaborate great camp, as well as dozens of guides camps and sporting clubs. Pitts traces the generations of people who inhabited the region, from the ancestors of the Haudenosaunee, to the early European settlers, to the vacation communities and seasonal visitors. With each generation, Pitts shows how Beaver River country escaped the forces that fragmented and destroyed the wilderness in much of the Northeast. The forest and waters that attracted the early visitors are still there, preserved by a combination of happenstance and dedicated effort. Filled with rare vintage photographs, this book is a vivid portrait of this wild region, revealing how it came to be and why it survives.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 0815655371
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Encompassing the lands immediately surrounding the upper reaches of the Beaver River from its headwaters at Lake Lila to Beaver Lake at the settlement of Number Four, Beaver River country is the largest undisturbed tract of forest in the entire northeastern United States. During the nineteenth century it was widely considered to be the very heart of the Adirondacks and was visited by thousands of tourists seeking outdoor recreation. The area boasted a busy railroad station, two grand hotels, an exclusive resort, and an elaborate great camp, as well as dozens of guides camps and sporting clubs. Pitts traces the generations of people who inhabited the region, from the ancestors of the Haudenosaunee, to the early European settlers, to the vacation communities and seasonal visitors. With each generation, Pitts shows how Beaver River country escaped the forces that fragmented and destroyed the wilderness in much of the Northeast. The forest and waters that attracted the early visitors are still there, preserved by a combination of happenstance and dedicated effort. Filled with rare vintage photographs, this book is a vivid portrait of this wild region, revealing how it came to be and why it survives.
Along the Banks of the Beaver River in Beaver County
Beaver River, Oasis in the Wilderness
Author: Pat Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The Red River Country
Author: Alexander Jamieson Russell
Publisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Relief of People in the Yukon River Country
Author: United States. War Dept
Publisher:
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Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Report of Progress in the Beaver River District of the Bituminous Coal-fields of Western Pennsylvania
Author: Israel Charles White
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Category : Coal
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Coal
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Beaver Falls
Author: Kenneth Britten
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439610517
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
During Beaver Falls' first 150 years, residents of the town built it into a self-supporting community committed to family values. Initially known as Brighton before its incorporation, after it became Beaver Falls, the town saw extensive industrial development, and the city was described as "one of the most well-established manufacturing towns in western Pennsylvania." Carefully preserved images from the Beaver Falls Historical Society are combined with revealing and informative text, and this fascinating history includes some of the homes and businesses of early Beaver Falls families, as well as the railroad, canal, and river that connected the town to the rest of the state. Newly discovered images and sources of the community's history make this book a rare and timeless keepsake.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439610517
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
During Beaver Falls' first 150 years, residents of the town built it into a self-supporting community committed to family values. Initially known as Brighton before its incorporation, after it became Beaver Falls, the town saw extensive industrial development, and the city was described as "one of the most well-established manufacturing towns in western Pennsylvania." Carefully preserved images from the Beaver Falls Historical Society are combined with revealing and informative text, and this fascinating history includes some of the homes and businesses of early Beaver Falls families, as well as the railroad, canal, and river that connected the town to the rest of the state. Newly discovered images and sources of the community's history make this book a rare and timeless keepsake.
The Red River Country. Hudson's Bay & North-west Territories
Author: Alexander Jamieson Russell
Publisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
More Beaver River Bedtime Stories
Author: Stan Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972221559
Category : Beaver River(N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972221559
Category : Beaver River(N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: Geological Survey of Canada
Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1096
Book Description
Atlases accompany 1885-1891, 1894,1895, 1897-1904.
Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1096
Book Description
Atlases accompany 1885-1891, 1894,1895, 1897-1904.