The Eckford Chain of lakes is composed of
Blue Mountain Lake Blue Mountain Lake may refer to:
* Blue Mountain Lake (Arkansas), a reservoir in Arkansas
* Blue Mountain Lake (New York lake), a lake in Hamilton County in the central Adirondacks, New York
* Blue Mountain Lake (hamlet), New York, a hamlet in the T ...
,
Eagle Lake, and
Utowana Lake
Utowana Lake is a lake in the Eckford Chain, Adirondacks, NY. It is connected to Eagle Lake and Blue Mountain Lake to the East and the Marion River/Raquette Lake to the West. It was owned by adventure writer Ned Buntline in 1867 and by William Wes ...
in the
Adirondack Mountains in
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
. The chain was named for
Henry Eckford, a noted engineer and ship builder who made a survey of the lakes in 1811.
[Donaldson, Alfred L. ''History of the Adirondacks'', New York: The Century Co., 1921, p. 103] All of the lakes are located in the town of
Indian Lake, in
Hamilton County.
History
The lakes formed a part of a major transportation route in the early history of the Adirondacks, connecting Blue Mountain Lake to
Raquette Lake via the
Marion River. From Raquette Lake, one could travel via the
Fulton Chain of Lakes west to
Old Forge, or north via the
Raquette River to the
Saranac River and thence to
Lake Champlain.
Notes
* Jamieson, Paul and Morris, Donald, ''Adirondack Canoe Waters, North Flow'', Lake George, NY: Adirondack Mountain Club, 1987. .
References
Adirondacks
Lakes of New York (state)
Lakes of Hamilton County, New York
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