1919 Map of Nicholville

About this map

Nicholville sits at the junction of the St Regis River and its various tributaries, serving as a focal point for this northern Adirondack border region. The landscape is defined by the transition from the cleared farmlands of St Lawrence Co and Franklin Co into the dense woods and peaks of the Adirondack Park. A high density of rural schools, such as the Merchant Street School and Lake Ozonia School, illustrates the dispersed nature of the population in the early twentieth century. Moving south, the terrain rises toward Eagle Mtn and Blue Mtn, where the economy shifted from agriculture to timber and recreation. Local infrastructure like the Brooklyn Division road and Cooperage Road provide evidence of the logging and barrel-making industries that once thrived alongside water features like Lake Ozonia and St Regis Falls.