1906 Map of Brier Hill

About this map

The St Lawrence River serves as the dominant artery of this early 20th-century borderlands survey, defining the boundary between New York and the Dominion of Canada. The maritime life of the river is clearly evidenced by the Steamboat Route and the Cole Ferry LH, while the international character of the region is anchored by the river-facing towns of Brockville, Prescott, and Morristown. Inland, the landscape transitions from the river bluffs to the elongated waters of Black Lake, where the settlement of Edwardsville sits near the Narrows.