Keeseville Ausable Chasm & Lake Champlain Railroad | Anderson Falls Heritage Society

2023 Summer Speaker #3 – “Queen City To Keeseville”

Summer Speaker Series

Guest Speaker: Historian, author, documentary filmmaker, former radio personality James R. “Jim” Jones has been tracking local steamboats, industry, recreation, entertainment and railroads from the Champlain Canal’s opening in 1823 to the present.

Discounted KEESEVILLE RAILROAD book and DVD for sale at the show.

Historical Markers

Matthew Adgate Historical Marker

Roadside historical markers in Towns of AuSable and Chesterfield.

Keeseville

Prescott Rolling and Slitting Mill

Photos related to the hamlet of Keeseville, New York

Ausable Chasm

Ausable Chasm Church

Photos related to the hamlet of Ausable Chasm, New York

Local Luminaries

Georgia Elma Harkness

Individuals who were born, died, or resided in the towns of Ausable or Chesterfield and whose influence made a significant impact beyond the Keeseville region.

Museum Exhibits

Peanut Railroad

Various exhibits at the Anderson Falls Heritage Museum, Keeseville, New York.

Mountain Lake Journal: Peanut Railroad

Peanut Railroad: Mountain Lake Journal’s Jack LaDuke tells us about the little railroad that could, the Keeseville, AuSable Chasm & Lake Champlain Railroad and the vital link it provided to 3 small communities in the Adirondacks. Visit Peanut Railroad Exhibit at the Anderson Falls Heritage House Museum in Keeseville, New York.