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1905 Map of Ogdensburg

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Ogdensburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Ogdensburg serves as the focal point of this northern frontier survey, positioned where the Oswegatchie River meets the St Lawrence River. The landscape is a network of early 20th-century commerce and institutional life, notably marked by the sprawling grounds of the St Lawrence State Hospital and several river-driven settlements like Heuvelton and Rensselaer Falls. The interior is defined by a series of named corners and schoolhouses, including McCormick Schoolhouse and Bell Schoolhouse, which served the rural farming community before modern consolidation.

Rail transport is vital to the region, with the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg Division and the Ogdensburg Division of the Rutland railroad facilitating trade across the international boundary. From the marshy reaches of Black Lake and Mud Lake to the rocky heights of Mt Lona, the map records a period when small crossroads like Lost Village and the dual-named Kings Corners Kokomo PO were active centers of St. Lawrence County life.