Dollar Island

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Dollar Island
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Dollar Island
Geography
Location Fourth Lake
Coordinates 43°45′39″N74°48′22″W / 43.76083°N 74.80611°W / 43.76083; -74.80611 [1]
Highest elevation1,706 ft (520 m)
Administration
Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of New York.svg New York
County Hamilton
Town Inlet

Dollar Island is an island on Fourth Lake in Hamilton County, New York. It is less than an acre in size and sits no more than six feet above the water. [2] As the Fulton Chain of Lakes began to develop following the construction of a dam in Old Forge in 1811, a letter written in 1849 refers "a small island called Dollar Island from the rotundity of its shape." [3] The Camp on Dollar Island was constructed by guide Fred Hess for Dr. Edward Gaylord, an early summer resident of the area, in the mid 1880s. [4] Dr. Gaylord died in 1925 bequeathing the Camp to his long-time nurse/companion, Edith Smith, who continued to summer on the Island until 1960. [5] The two-story log structure remains largely original and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. [6] The cabin is no longer occupied as of 2025.

References

  1. ↑ "Dollar Island". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places," US Department of the Interior, Dollar Island Registration Form
  3. ↑ Trappers of New York, Jeptha Simms, p 199, letter from W.S. Benchley to Jeptha Simms     
  4. ↑ op. cit., "National Register of Historic Places,"
  5. ↑ "A History of dollar Island, 1860-1960," Marc Messing, Inlet Historical Society, August, 2018
  6. ↑ op. cit., "National Register of Historic Places,"
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