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2010 Map of Oswego West

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Oswego West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Fort Ontario stands prominently at the mouth of the Oswego River, marking a deep intersection of military and maritime history on the shores of Lake Ontario. This coastal landscape is defined by the strategic infrastructure of Oswego, where the Oswego Canal meets the lake alongside essential navigational aids like the West Pierhead Light and East Breakwater Light. The terrain rises from the shoreline through several named elevations such as Gardner Hill and Bunker Hill, transitioning from the urban harbor to rural agricultural operations like the Fruit Valley Orchard.

Genealogists and local historians can find significant research value in the distribution of rural burial grounds, including the Irish Settlement Cemetery and Stevens Cemetery. The presence of the State University of New York at Oswego and Camp Hollis along the lakefront illustrates the modern development of the area. Small outlying settlements like Southwest Oswego and Oswego Center are connected by a network of creeks including Rice Creek and Ninemile Creek, which drain the varied topography of Tug Hill into the lake.