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1943 Map of Rouses Point

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Rouses Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Canada United States border and the meeting of New York, Quebec, and Vermont define this northern frontier landscape at the head of Lake Champlain. Fort Montgomery and a Custom House stand watch over the Richelieu River as it flows north from the lake, marking a site of critical international transit. The rail infrastructure of the Rutland and Delaware and Hudson lines ties together settlements like Rouses Point and Alburg, facilitating the movement of goods across the islands and waterways.

Genealogists and local historians will find a dense network of rural infrastructure, from the Stratton Hill Sch to the Doane Cem. On the islands, Isle La Motte and North Hero show a landscape shaped by both seasonal lake life and industrial activity, evidenced by several Quarry sites and the Isle La Motte Sta. The map captures the region's character as a crossroads of rail, river, and international boundary lines.