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1912 Map of Ontario Beach

Name: 1912 Topographic Map of Ontario Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

About this map

Lake Ontario dominates the northern horizon of this 1912 survey, framing a coastal landscape of wetlands and summer resorts at the mouth of the Genesee River. The lakefront is defined by a sequence of protected waters including Braddock Bay, Cranberry Pond, and Long Pond, separated from the open lake by narrow points like Kintz Point and Lewis Point. Transportation is the primary driver of development here, with the Grand View Beach Electric RR skirting the shoreline to serve leisure destinations like Manitou Beach and Ontario Beach.

Further inland, the town of Greece shows a more established agrarian and rail pattern. Small hubs like Greece Sta. and North Greece are connected by the New York Central and Hudson River R. R., while the prominent Genesee L. H. at Charlotte marks the vital transition from river commerce to the Great Lakes trade. The presence of features like Frisbee Hill and Mount Read provide landmarks for genealogists tracing family landholdings in the corridor between the river and Salmon Creek.