West Harrietstown was what Lake Clear Junction was called before the new railroad junction at Lake Clear gave it a new name.
Plattsburgh Daily Press, December 31, 1894
The Coldest of the Season.
Friday night was the coldest of the season. The thermometers in this village registered from 20 t o 25 below zero. At West Harrietstown the mercury dropped t o 36 below; Saranac Lake, 32; Ausable Forks, 28; Rouses Point, 28; Champlain, 26, and Beekmantown, 24. Saturday it was somewhat warmer, although it was below zero all day. Yesterday was very pleasant, and the excellent sleighing was enjoyed by many.
Adirondack News, February 4, 1899
The Franklin Telephone and Telegraph Co., is the name of the new organisation for the establishment of wire communication between Adirondack resorts and connecting them with Saranac Lake. The new company is capitalised at $12,000, has purchased the property of the present Adirondack Telephone Co., will string new wires in the village and connect with Paul Smith's, Rainbow, Loon Lake, Lake Placid, Saranac Inn and West Harrietstown. Saranac Lake residents have themselves taken nearly all the stock.
