Annals of the Beaver River

Detail from Eddy map in 1876 Wallace Guide to the Adirondacks Although there is no road connection to the settlement of Beaver River today, quite a few roads once existed in its vicinity. Most were used for a decade or less and can no longer be located except on old maps. These early “roads” were no more than a wide path cleared through the forest that could be used by a slow-moving horse and wagon. As for historic public roads, the successors of two of the oldest roads are still in regular use today: the Number Four Road from the Black River to the settlement of Number Four and the Stillwater Road from there to the reservoir. Another segment of the Carthage-to-Lake Champlain Road, now called the Six-Mile Road, connects to the one mile long Grassy Point Road leading into downtown Beaver River. These two public dirt roads can only be reached by crossing the reservoir by boat, barge or snowmobile.   What follows is a list of all the known roads in the Beaver River area along with their a