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1958 Map of Chippewa Bay

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Chippewa Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Chippewa Bay and the surrounding Thousand Islands region are intricately detailed in this 1958 survey, showing the complex international boundary of the St Lawrence River between Ontario and New York. The map documents the mid-century waterfront, where small landings like Mallorytown Landing and Schermerhorn Landing served as vital access points for river navigation. Inland, the landscape is defined by the transition from riverine marshes to agricultural tracts, connected by Factory Road and Pleasant Valley Road.

Navigational aids such as the Dark Island Light and Blind Bay Light mark the treacherous channels through island clusters like the Indian Chief Islands and Iron Islands. The presence of Cedar Island State Park and Kring Point State Park underscores the era's recreational development, while a Sand and Gravel Pit and an Airstrip near the Hammond border point to the local industrial and transport infrastructure of the time.