[14] In 1924 tributary streams and natural springs of the Wallkill River were impounded at the northern end of Brogden Meadow in Sussex County.

The Arthur D. Crane Company, a real estate development venture in partnership with Herbert Closs, acquired 2,600 ha (6,400 acres) of farmland.

In 1926, Brogden Meadow was cleared and work started on a dam that would create Lake Mohawk.

The water for the Alpine Pool cascades down gracefully from a spring that rises from an even higher peak in the mountains.

[16] The buildings in the tiny town center resemble little castles, or reflect an alpine architectural style.

This distinctive architecture in the town center and of many homes was a major aspect of the listing of Lake Mohawk on the National Register of Historic Places.

The town center has restaurants, a post office, and limited shop, service, or professional space.

In the 1950s a movie theater, a stone's throw beyond the main entrance to the lake, called Winona Parkway, was built along the adjacent county roadway, route 15, which leads to the Dutch colonial and revolutionary era mining town of Sparta.

On one side almost the entire stretch of the main lake is visible and on the other, the mountains that reach into the states of Pennsylvania and New York.

It is modeled after the likes of SS Normandie, having all of the appointments of a cruise ship, with a galley motif for the restaurant and a great stand of stadium seating with colorful backs for the spectators at swimming events held at the facility.

On the northern end of the pool near the galley, there used to be a giant water slide that had been featured in television commercials for Zest soap in the 1960s.

In the 1940s and 1950s there was an "Indian village" with a souvenir shop, located along the opposite shore of the southern end of the lake that added another attraction depicted in postcards of the day.

[1] The development of Lake Mohawk was referred to as a "reservation" in most promotional materials to continue the Indian tribe imagery.

The "Marine Base", a marina built in the style of the country club, is located at a midpoint along the lake on the eastern shore.

The seasonal residents of the early years included many who showed horses in the English-style regional circuits.

The Lake Mohawk Horse Show drew competitors from New York and Pennsylvania as well as New Jersey.

Photographs of the competitors, judges, and winners were available from his files, selected from proofs sent to the subjects or from displays he set up at later shows.

After those high speed connections were established nearby into the county, the community took on a year-round population of entertainers, airline employees and pilots, as well as commuters.

The Arthur D Crane company set aside 125 acres in the 1920s for a golf course within the Lake Mohawk Community.

Today the golf course offers a Par 70 18 hole course and has a full-length driving range, practice green, and clubhouse.

The White Deer Plaza and Boardwalk District is a 13-acre (5.3 ha) historic district encompassing the Lake Mohawk section of Sparta Township along White Deer Plaza, Winona Parkway, and West Shore Trail.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 1988 for its significance in architecture, commerce, and community planning.