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1943 Map of Ogdensburg East

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Ogdensburg East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The St Lawrence River serves as a vital international artery in this mid-century survey, dividing the Dominion of Canada and the United States while fueling the commerce of Ogdensburg. This riverfront hub is dense with industrial and civic infrastructure, from the City Wharf and Radio Tower to the expansive grounds of the St Lawrence State Hospital and its adjacent State Hospital Reservation. Local transportation is defined by a convergence of rail lines, including the Rutland and New York Central railroads, alongside the early development of the Ogdensburg Municipal Airport.

Rural life in St. Lawrence County is evidenced by a network of one-room schoolhouses, such as School No 19 and School No 17, scattered among family-named routes like Arnold Road and Vallentine Road. The landscape is bisected by the winding Oswegatchie River, which flows past Eelweir toward the Old Notre Dame Cem. This survey, compiled by the Tennessee Valley Authority for the War Department, highlights a strategically important borderland during the height of the Second World War.