The town of Newcomb, in the geographical center of the Adirondack Park, was originally a part of the hunting grounds of the Iroquois and Algonquins. The first permanent European settlers arrived in 1816. Prominent among the earliest citizens were . . . — — Map (db m147513) HM
Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States while in Newcomb during the early morning hours of September 12th, 1901. Earlier in the day he was descending from Mount Marcy when a guide reached him with information that President McKinley . . . — — Map (db m147527) HM
From 1893 to 1953, this 12,900-acre preserve was the vacation home of the Robert C. Pruyn family. Around the turn of the century, many families built elegant summer retreats, or “Great Camps,” like this one, in the Adirondacks. . . . — — Map (db m147498) HM
ESF's Newcomb Campus attracts researchers, educators and classes from throughout the world, providing a platform for research, teaching and outreach on the natural and cultural systems of the Northern Forest, which stretches from N.Y.'s Tug Hill . . . — — Map (db m147497) HM