NEW BOOK BY JIM & PAT

THE REVEREND SAMUEL 

SMITH AND FAMILY

     1804 -- 2006

SARANAC LAKE--A VIEW FROM PISGAH

BY

JAMES AND PATRICIA RICHARDS

In 1838, the newly appointed Circuit Rider Sam Smith, 

his wife Eliza and two pre-teen boys headed north out

of Johnsburg towards the Saranac River. Sam was sent

by the Methodist Conference to organize the Saranac Mission.

When they arrived at the River,  civilization 

was far behind. Fifteen families were settling within

twenty five miles. Eventually Sam and Eliza purchased

several hundred acres, built a prosperous farm and

ministered to the people surrounding the Saranac Lakes.

The story of the three generations that follow details

their trials and tribulations up to the last member's

death in 2006.

This research volume presents

the generations of the Smith family

and the early Adirondack history of

the Saranac Lakes Area.