Mayfield was settled in 1760 it was locally called Philadelphia Bush as most people who settled there were from that city. Sir William Johnson called it Scotch Settlement trying to lure hard working European Settlers there. It was part of the Mayfield Patent of 1770 A land patent is evidence of right, title, and/or interest [...]

In Spring 1889 after the fire which burned 111 of the privately owned cottages, the FJ&G went to work on the vision of an Amusement park. Adding 750 acres to the project. Rebuilding cottages to lease or rent adding water and sewer and electric to them. They replaced the railroad platform with an actual train [...]

Sacandaga Park once had the opportunity to share the same enchantment as Saratoga. The finding of a mineral spring and the idea of a casino didn’t happen at the same time, or even in the same decade, but one may have eventually led to the idea of the other. The account of the mineral spring [...]

In Spring 1889 after the fire which burned 111 of the privately owned cottages, the FJ&G went to work on the vision of an Amusement park. Adding 750 acres to the project. Rebuilding cottages to lease or rent adding water and sewer and electric to them. They replaced the railroad platform with an actual train [...]

History Articles written originally for the Sacandaga Express – by Lorraine Frasier Although timber was the main industry in the early history of Sacandaga Valley, the valley was also home to businesses that utilized it’s native lumber to built many things. Most of the woodenware and other factories started as sawmills and later evolved into […]

History Articles written originally for the Sacandaga Express – by Lorraine Frasier In a clipping found from November 1899 considerable changes were made to the Adirondack Inn. Information follows: The Management of the FJ &G RR has decided to spend several thousand dollars in making further improvements at Sacandaga Park and contracts have been awarded […]

With the up coming Labor Day weekend almost upon us; and the traffic and accidents that sometime occur. people in the Sacandaga Valley also encountered problems in the transportation. Most everything was published in the newspaper regarding these accidents and mishaps as they still are today. Like our cars today the wagons and carriages required […]

References for articles submitted to the Sacandaga Express come from everywhere: history books, letters, memories of those who took the time to either write them down or to relate them and clippings from newspapers. In finding an old scrapbook; many original clippings were saved by an unknown individual regarding area outings in Sacandaga Park. Newspaper [...]