(Yeah, we think that sounds like it would’ve been “the greatest show” too.) Barnum of “The Greatest Showman” fame, who founded the Barnum and Bailey Circus, even wanted to recruit Champ for the 1873 World’s Fair. The oldest reported European settler sightings of the long-necked monster were in the early 1800s, with more than 200 documented since. Native tribes in the area named it Tatoskok, meaning “great serpent” or “horned serpent”, according to Monsters of New York: Mysterious Creatures in the Empire State, in which the Indigenous people are said to have described the creature with at least one horn atop its “massive” head. Lake Champlain’s Champ has long been presumed to lurk beneath the mythic waves. That’s right: “Champ”, our illusive Adirondack Coast lake monster, has reached “icon” status! A commemorative “Legends & Lore” sign along the shores of Cumberland Bay in Plattsburgh reads: “Legendary lake monster lives here.” Photo by: Sandra Mansi, Lake Champlain, 1977 When it’s reopened in 2021, visitors can unearth this history for themselves at the Lyon Mountain Mining Museum, located in the old railroad station, where European immigrants once arrived in droves, hailing from Sweden, Italy, Poland, Ireland and elsewhere, comprising 20 different nationalities, in search of a brighter tomorrow on American soil.Įvidence of unifying traditions, like the community baseball team, can still be seen today, in the shadow of the Adirondack Coast’s tallest “not-quite-high-peak” at an elevation of 3,830 ft. In 1967, the mines closed for good, leaving behind the dust of what’s now considered its “golden age”. What else can you make out of iron ore? “Fine cutlery, top-quality scissors and tableware, telegraph lines, wire ropes, hoop skirts, and barbed-wire fencing,” according to the New York Almanack. world-record-setting bobsled, “Ironshoes”, which can be seen on display at Adirondack Experience (formerly the Adirondack History Museum).
It’s also been found in military equipment from the world wars, as well as in the 500-lb. The iron from Lyon Mountain was known throughout the country for its purity, and has contributed to the construction of famed national structures like the Golden Gate, Brooklyn and George Washington bridges.įans of old cars are impressed by the iron’s presence in Model A Fords. Labor-intensive conditions and nationalities-at-odds defined the landscape of what would become a locally-famous community melded together by the Republic Steel Corporation.
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