Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1905.
“Moss Ledge is an Adirondack Great Camp designed by William L. Coulter in 1898 for Isabel Ballantine of New York City.”
Wikipedia article Moss Ledge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 1986 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Moss Ledge between 2004 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | POLLIWOG FIRE |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | INDIAN CARRY |
| 5 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | COPPER |
| 20 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | FLOODWOOD |
| 4 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | HORSE SHOE POND |
| 24 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | FCP FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Moss Ledge: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Graphite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split Rock Prospect | Graphite | Past Producer | Surface |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Eagle Island Camp | 0.5 miles | 1987 |
 | Prospect Point Camp | 0.6 miles | 1986 |
| Church of the Ascension Chapel and Rectory | 4.3 miles | 2021 | |
 | Lady Tree Lodge | 4.4 miles | 2018 |
| The Moorings | 6.6 miles | 2025 | |
| Oval Wood Dish Factory | 7.4 miles | 2021 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86002942 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 86 listed properties in this county. |
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