Type of Work: Transportation

Operating the Old Forge Mail Boat on the Old Forge Pond

Operating the Old Forge Mail Boat on the Old Forge Pond

The three men are perched on the Old Forge Mail Boat. Pictured from left to right are Burt Youmans (or Jay Barker), Chauncy Covey, and Curly Erwin (the mail clerk). Circa 1901-1910. Old Forge, NY. Check out our North Country at Work story on early mail delivery in the Adirondacks.

Railroad engine and crew in the Town of Webb

Railroad engine and crew of five in the Town of Webb

Railroad engine and crew of five men, including three men dressed in railroad uniforms. Circa 1910-1920. Town of Webb, NY. Click here for a North Country at Work story on how trains helped transform Webb from a logging town to a tourist destination.

Fulton Chain Railway Station in Old Forge

Fulton Chain Railway Station in Old Forge

Pictured from left to right are: Walt Miller, Hal Abbot, M. Callahan, William Christy, and Paul Huguenine in front of the Fulton Chain Railway Station, located on the Old Forge lakefront. The Fulton Chain Railway was a little over 2 miles long and connected Fulton Chain to Old Forge. The FCR was merged into the […]

Main Street in Thendara

Main Street and Railroad Station in Thendara

Main Street of Thendara, NY. On the left is Van Aiken’s Tavern, on the right is the New York Central Railroad station, which also served the town of Old Forge. Circa 1930. Thendara, NY.