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1897 Map of Ridgeway

Name: 1897 Topographic Map of Ridgeway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1897
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1897

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Lake Ontario borders the northern edge of this late nineteenth-century landscape, where the maritime influence meets a robust interior transportation network. The Erie Canal cuts through the southern portion of the region, anchored by the settlement of Eagle Harbor, while the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg R. R. provides an essential rail link through villages like Lyndonville and Millers. The prominence of Ridge Road highlights an ancient geological shoreline used as a primary thoroughfare for early western New York travel.

Several creek systems, including Oak Orchard Creek and Johnson Creek, wind northward toward the lake, carving the terrain around hamlets such as Waterport and Kenyonville. Near the shoreline, the Thirtymile Pt. L.H. stands as a critical navigational landmark. This survey documents the area's transition from a frontier canal-and-carriage economy to a more integrated rail-serviced agricultural district, preserving the locations of many small crossroads and stations like County Line Sta. that have since evolved.