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1915 Map of Moira

Name: 1915 Topographic Map of Moira
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

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The St Regis Indian Reservation dominates the northern landscape of this 1915 survey, where the St Regis River and Raquette River flow toward the St Lawrence River and the United States Canada Boundary Line. This region of northern New York exhibits a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure, including a proliferation of numbered schoolhouses such as School No 11 and School No 19. Industrial markers of the era are evident at the Brasher Iron Works and the Wagstaff Factory near Laverys Corner.

Transportation corridors define the settlement patterns, with the Grand Trunk and the Rutland RR crossing the territory to serve agricultural hubs like Brushton and Moira. Local history is captured in the naming of specific intersections and family landmarks, including Mc Ewens Corner, Taylors Corner, and Irish Corners, which provide a detailed look at the social geography of Franklin and St. Lawrence counties before mid-century modernization.