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Raquette Lake NYS Historic Roadside Markers Dedication

Historic Marker Unveiling
Saturday, July 31st, 2021 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Raquette Lake Village Green: 1 Main Street, Raquette Lake, NY 13436

The Town of Long Lake and the Raquette Lake Historian’s Office will dedicated four historic markers commemorating important sites in Raquette Lake’s history during Durant Days weekend on Saturday, July 31. The ceremony will begin at noon at the Raquette Lake Village Green.

Marker Inscriptions

GENERAL STORE
RAQUETTE LAKE SUPPLY CO.
EST. LONG POINT CA. 1891
AND MOVED HERE CA. 1900.
BUILDING DESTROYED IN 1927
FIRE AND REBUILT IN 1928.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2021

FORMER HOTEL
RAQUETTE LAKE HOUSE
STOOD HERE. BUILT IN 1903,
OFFERED GUESTS AN ESCAPE FROM
CITY HEAT. EXPANDED IN 1916.
DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1927.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2021

FORMER RAILBED
RAQUETTE LAKE RAILWAY RAN
BETWEEN CLEARWATER & RAQUETTE
LAKE FROM 1900-1934. INCREASED
TOURISM & LED TO GROWTH
OF BUSINESSES HERE.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2021

TRAIN STATION
BUILT CA. 1900 FOR RAQUETTE
LAKE RAILWAY. STEAMBOATS THEN
TOOK TOURISTS TO CAMPS AND
RESORTS. LATER A RESTAURANT,
DESTROYED BY FIRE 1972.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2021