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1913 Map of Lake Bonaparte

Name: 1913 Topographic Map of Lake Bonaparte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Lake Bonaparte anchors this 1913 survey of the rugged northern New York landscape at the intersection of Lewis, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence Counties. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of the Indian River and the Oswegatchie River West Branch, which supported early industrial sites like Kimball Mill and Bishops Mill. Transportation during this era was dominated by the New York Central Adirondack Division, which cuts through the center of the quadrangle, serving the village of Harrisville and the settlement at Natural Bridge.

Genealogists and local historians will find a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure, including numerous one-room schoolhouses such as Shantyville School, California School, and the French Settlement School. Named crossroads and small communities like Kellogg Corners, Oswegatchie Corners, and Jerden Falls illustrate the distribution of early Adirondack-fringe settlements before mid-century shifts in population and industry changed the local geography.