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1915 Map of Churubusco

Name: 1915 Topographic Map of Churubusco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Rutland RR cuts across the northern landscape of Clinton County, serving a string of rail-dependent communities like Clinton Mills, Churubusco, and Ellenburg Depot. This 1915 survey shows a rural infrastructure defined by an exceptional density of small schoolhouses, with nearly twenty individual sites including the Steam Mill School, Liberty Pole School, and Boomhower School. These local institutions reflect the dispersed farm-and-mill economy that once thrived between the Canadian border and the northern Adirondacks.

To the south, the terrain rises sharply into the summits of Ellenburg Mountain and Spruce Hill, where the wilderness of the Chazy Lake and Upper Chateaugay Lake shores begins. Geographic landmarks such as Harrigan Corners and the Halfway House mark early travel routes through the hills, while the North Branch Great Chazy River provides the drainage for the lower valley settlements of Ellenburg and Ellenburg Center.