1899 Map of Mooers

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The United States Dominion of Canada border defines the northern edge of this late nineteenth-century landscape, where Clinton County transitions from the fertile lowlands of Champlain to the rising elevations of Altona. This area is shaped by the complex drainage of the North Branch Big Chazy River and the Little Chazy River, which supported early industrial sites like Wood Falls and Purdy Mill. The intersection of the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain R. R. and the Delaware and Hudson R. R. at Mooers Junction highlights the region's importance as a transportation hub near the international boundary.