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1917 Map of Moira

Name: 1917 Topographic Map of Moira
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1917
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1917

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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 converge near the United States Canada Boundary Line. The region's early industrial character is visible through the Brasher Iron Works along the Deer River and the isolated Wagstaff Factory further south.

Settlement patterns in the early twentieth century follow the rail corridors of the Rutland RR and the New York Central Railroad, connecting hubs like Moira and Brushton. Rural life is meticulously documented by dozens of numbered schoolhouses and named crossroads such as Laverys Corner and Taylors Corner. These family-named landmarks, alongside numerous brooks and the crossing at Toomey Bridge, provide a clear view of the Franklin and St. Lawrence County borderlands before modern development altered the rural economy.