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1899 Map of Ontario Beach

Name: 1899 Topographic Map of Ontario Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1899
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1899

About this map

The town of Greece and its shoreline along Lake Ontario reveal a late-19th-century landscape defined by a chain of coastal ponds and early rail development. The map details the transition from rural crossroads like North Greece and Greece Sta. to the burgeoning waterfront resort culture at the turn of the century. Running parallel to the beach, the Grand View Beach Electric Railroad provided crucial transit across the sandy barrier between Braddock Bay and the popular destination of Ontario Beach.

Beyond the leisure travel of the electric line, industrial and maritime infrastructure is evident at the mouth of the river near Windsor Beach, marked by the Genesee L.H. lighthouse. Topographical landmarks such as Frisbee Hill and Mount Read rise above the marshy lowlands near Cranberry Pond and Buck Pond, while the New York Central and Hudson River R. R. cuts through the interior, anchoring the area's commercial connection to the broader region.