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1980 Map of Henderson Bay

Name: 1980 Topographic Map of Henderson Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Lake Ontario dominates this 1980 photoinspection of the Jefferson County shoreline, where the waters of Black River Bay and Henderson Bay meet. The historic waterfront at Sackets Harbor is a focal point, anchored by the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Park, which preserves a vital site of the War of 1812. The landscape is defined by the sharp peninsulas of Pillar Point and Point Peninsula, separated by the hazardous waters of Sherwin Bay and Reeds Bay.

Inland, the rural character of Brownville and Hounsfield is marked by a network of family-named cemeteries such as Ingerson Cem and Sherwin Bay Cem, alongside established local routes like Stone Road. The coastal geography is further punctuated by landmark islands and shoals, including Horse Island with its Light Tower, and the nearly detached Association Island at the northern tip of Stony Point.