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1906 Map of Brier Hill

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of Brier Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The St Lawrence River serves as the central artery for this early twentieth-century international borderlands study, separating the United States from the Province of Ontario. On the New York shore, the New York Central RR parallels the river, connecting riverside communities like Morristown and Ogdensburg with inland points such as Brier Hill Sta. Across the water, the Grand Trunk RR serves Brockville and Maitland.

A network of named points and bays, such as Pt Comfort, Morristown Pt, and Little Church Bay, highlights the heavy reliance on river navigation during this era. Inland, the landscape is defined by the elongated Black Lake and its surrounding wetlands, where settlements like Edwardsville and Edenton sit along the banks of Fish Creek. The presence of the Cole Ferry LH and various shoreline landings emphasizes the maritime character of St. Lawrence County before modern road networks dominated the region.