Tahawus, New York
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Tahawus was a village in the Town of Newcomb, Essex County, New York, United States. It is now a ghost town situated in the Adirondack Park. Tahawus is located in Essex County within the unpopulated northern area designated to the town of Newcomb. Tahawus was the site of major mining and iron smelting operations in the 19th century. Although standing as recently as 2005, the last mining facilities have since been demolished and removed.
Construction being done on top of the old McIntyre Blast Furnace near Tahawus, New York, as part of stabilization and brush cleaning for restoration of the structure (July 2007)
Flooded quarry lake in Tahawus, New York, southwest of Mt. Marcy, May 2017
Pile of tailings, 1973
Former National Lead Industries mine at Tahawus
Adirondack Park
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The Adirondack Park is a park in northeastern New York protecting the Adirondack Mountains. The park was established in 1892 for "the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure", and for watershed protection. At 6.1 million acres, it is the largest park in the contiguous United States.
Long Pond, in the Saint Regis Canoe Area
A guide (left), his sport, and his Adirondack guideboat and pack basket
DEC sign marking state-land boundary
View of Dix Mountain Wilderness Area from the summit of Giant Mountain