1943 Map of Colton

About this map

The Raquette River dictates the settlement pattern of this St. Lawrence County landscape, carving through the townships of Potsdam, Parishville, Pierrepont, and Colton. In the years during the Second World War, the river's power is harnessed at sites like Higley Falls and Three Falls, while the resulting impoundments create features such as Warm Brook Flow. Small rural centers are frequently anchored by numbered schoolhouses, including School No 7 near Green Pond and School No 14 at High Flats. The map reveals a transition from the larger village of Colton to smaller clusters like South Colton and Willisville. Road names such as Irish Settlement Road and French Hill Rd suggest the varied ethnic heritage of the local farming and logging families who established these communities along the river valley.