1948 Map of Alexandria Bay

About this map

St Lawrence River defines the landscape of this 1948 survey, separating the rural townships of Alexandria and Orleans from Ontario's Front of Yonge and Lansdowne. The waterway is a maze of named islands including Wellesley Island, Tar Island, and Grenadier Island, connected by the Thousand Island Bridge corridor. On the New York shore, the village of Alexandria Bay serves as a hub for the river economy, while inland, smaller agricultural centers like Redwood and Plessis are surrounded by a dense network of numbered schoolhouses and small lakes such as Butterfield Lake and Mud Lake.