North Country At Work

State troopers and their horses in Pine Camp (later Fort Drum). Circa 1935. Jefferson County, NY. Check out our story about the formation and evolution of the New York state police.

Artillery troops harnessing horses at Pine Camp (later Fort Drum) in 1935. Jefferson County in NYS.

Two men (one of which is J. Sisson) transporting rolls of paper to the railroad station, using a horse drawn sled on runners. Circa 1920. Great Bend, NY.

Maple sugaring at 141 Flower Avenue. Unknown man gathering sap. Circa 1930s. Watertown, NY.

“Teams of horses were employed to construct the canal at our first mill in Deferiet, New York. The canal was used to channel water to the plant from the Black River. Construction on the giant project was completed in 1901.” Circa 1900. Deferiet, NY. Originally printed in the St. Regis News Volume 2, Number 9 […]

Horse drawn steam fire engine racing toward one of the West End paper mills in Carthage, NY. 1905. Check out this North Country at Work story to learn more about how fire has shaped the history of Carthage.

The area called Monument Park was not always a park; it began life as a cemetery (there are still graves of early settlers on South side of the lot).  In November of 1890 residents petitioned for a monument to “perpetuate the memory of soldiers and sailors who served in defense of the Union … and […]

Several teams of horses pulling sleds, including one with limb wood, through a street in Theresa. Frozen roads provided the best conditions for hauling wood with horses. 1895. Theresa, NY.

The Eagle Hotel, around 1890-1900. The Hotel was destroyed by fire January 31, 1983. Philadelphia, NY.

Customers coming in and out of Barrows Hotel. C.Lane and son boot and shoe store in background. 1867. Photo taken by G.H. Baehme of Watertown, for Schuyler Studio. Sackets Harbor, NY.