Exhibit panels were designed by Karen Davidson, Davidson Designs, Lake Placid.
World War I, also known as The Great War, left an indelible mark on the people of Saranac Lake, especially those who served in the war or helped out on the home front. Many servicemen came home injured or “shell shocked,” having endured horrific conditions in the trenches. Some of our citizens were among the 15 million men who lost their lives in the war. Servicemen who had contracted tuberculosis came to Saranac Lake for the fresh air cure. One of those men was John Baxter Black, for whom the John Black Room of the Saranac Laboratory was named.
Exhibit panels were designed by Karen Davidson, Davidson Designs, Lake Placid.
The military and political collapse of Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire transformed the map of Europe in 1919, redrawing the region into numerous smaller countries. The Russian Empire lost much of its western territory. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire no longer existed as autonomous entities.
