Old Military Road

The Old Military Road approached Saranac Lake from Bloomingdale, it turned in from the Saranac River near the present Trudeau Road and came out through what became Highland Park, descending Grove Street to the river again, crossing an old wooden bridge (later replaced with an iron one) near Baker's. Later, it was re-routed along the river, leaving the Azel Lathrop farm cut off from the main road. (The above account of the route of the Old Military Road, based on Donaldson's History of the Adirondacks, does not take into account the segment of the Old Military Road that bypasses Lake Placid. Mary MacKenzie spelled out the route of the Northwest Bay/Old Military Road in her article in the Franklin Historical Review. Donaldson seems to have combined the routes of two "Old Military Roads.") ¹

The present Saranac Lake village street called Old Military Road is a segment of the original Northwest Bay/Old Military Road. Deed evidence indicates that at one time this village street was called Highland Avenue. Another segment still bearing its original name bypasses Lake Placid. A state historic marker near the intersection of the "new" Lake Colby Road and Trudeau Road identifies the loop at the entry to Camp Colby/Camp Intermission and behind Tissot's Constuction as the Northwest Bay Road.

See also

Starts at Park Avenue\|
Old Address	Post-911 Address	Building Name
2 Old Military Road		2 Old Military Road	DIS\|
6 Old Military Road	Old Military Road	6 Old Military Road	DIS\|
8 Old Military Road	23 Old Military Road	8 Old Military Road	USC1925, TBSOC, DIS\|
12 Old Military Road	35 Old Military Road	12 Old Military Road	TBSWC, USC1925, DIS\|
16 Old Military Road	57 Old Military Road	Katherine McClellan Studio	[[1]]\|
Old Military Road	67 Old Military Road
18 Old Military Road	65 Old Military Road	18 Old Military Road	USC1925\|
20 Old Military Road	71 Old Military Road
21 Old Military Road	66 Old Military Road 281 Park Avenue	Christy Mathewson Cottage \| USC1925, Cure Cottages, pp. 119-123\|
22 Old Military Road	73 Old Military Road	Dr. McClellan House \| TBSWC, DIS 1912, [[2]], Cure Cottages, p. 116\|
23 Old Military Road	76 Old Military Road	23 Old Military Road
24 Old Military Road	73 Old Military Road	Mrs. Bernay Cottage\| DIS 1952 (see 22 OMR (?!)\|
25 Old Military Road	82 Old Military Road	25 Old Military Road
26 Old Military Road		26 Old Military Road	DIS 1928\|
28 Old Military Road	83 Old Military Road	28 Old Military Road	DIS\|
Passes Mountain Road\|
30 Old Military Road	93 Old Military Road	30 Old Military Road	USC1925\|
32 Old Military Road	97 Old Military Road	32 Old Military Road	USC1925, DIS 1928\|
34 Old Military Road	103 Old Military Road	Dr. McClellan Cottage \| TBSWC, USC1925, DIS 1911 [[3]]\|
Passes Grove Street\|
36 Old Military Road	115 Old Military Road	Dr. Leroy U. Gardner's House	USC1925\|
44 Old Military Road		44 Old Military Road	DIS 1912\|
46 Old Military Road	125 Old Military Road	46 Old Military Road
46 1/2 Old Military Road		46 1/2 Old Military Road	DIS 1911\|
48 Old Military Road	137 Old Military Road	48 Old Military Road \| TBSWC, USC1925, DIS 1911 [[4]]\|
50 Old Military Road	145 Old Military Road	50 Old Military Road \| USC1925, DIS 1911USC1925, DIS 1911, [[5]]\|
54 Old Military Road	155 Old Military Road	54 Old Military Road \| TBSWC, USC1925, [[6]]\|

1. Comments

1. Footnotes

1. Alfred L. Donaldson, A History of the Adirondacks, New York: The Century Co., 1921, p. 269. (reprinted by Purple Mountain Press, Fleischmanns, NY, 1992)