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History · Beaver Dam Lake

Half of Beaver Dam Lake’s homes were built after 1974

Most of Beaver Dam Lake was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1974. Below: maps from 1902 on.

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Photo: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0

What stands out about Beaver Dam Lake’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Beaver Dam Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Beaver Dam Lake, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Beaver Dam Lake yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Beaver Dam Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of New Windsor, Blooming Grove, and Cornwall in Orange County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,609. The CDP is in eastern Orange County, bordered to the west by the village of Washingtonville and to the south by Salisbury Mills. The community surrounds Beaver Dam Lake, which drains south to Moodna Creek at Salisbury Mills. Moodna Creek flows into the Hudson River between New Windsor and Cornwall-on-Hudson. New York State Route 94 forms the southern edge of the CDP. It leads northeast 6 miles (10 km) to New Windsor and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Chester. Newburgh is 8 miles (13 km) to …

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Beaver Dam Lake on the map, 1902 to 1930

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Beaver Dam Lake. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Beaver Dam Lake on the 1902 USGS mapBeaver Dam Lake on the 1930 USGS map1902Schunemunk sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Beaver Dam Lake.

Famous people

Famous people close to Beaver Dam Lake

Nobody well known was born in Beaver Dam Lake itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Gore VidalAmerican writer · b. 1925
David PetraeusU.S. Army general and public official · b. 1952
James PattersonAmerican author · b. 1947
Alfred Thayer MaanUnited States Navy admiral and historian · b. 1840
Geraldine FerraroAmerican politician · b. 1935
Bonnie BlairAmerican speed skater · b. 1964
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Washingtonville2 historic placesCSalisbury MillsIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.