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1903 Map of Grindstone

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Grindstone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence River dominate this international border survey, illustrating the complex archipelago as it appeared at the turn of the century. The map highlights the significant maritime infrastructure required for navigating these narrow channels, including Jackstraw L.H. and Spectacle Shoal L.H., while tracing the established routes of the Clayton and Gananoque Steamboat Line and the St. Lawrence River Steamboat Company.

Summer resort culture is evident in the dense development of Thousand Island Park and Grandview Park on Wells Island, contrasted with the larger, less densely settled Grindstone Island which shows a prominent Quarry. The international boundary between the Dominion of Canada and the United States weaves through the Gananoque Narrows, separating the Canadian mainland at Gananoque from the New York shoreline near Fishers Landing and Fineview.