1918 Map of Russell

About this map

The Grass River winds through the heart of this St. Lawrence County landscape, defining a rural network of corner settlements and district schools just before the 1920s. This survey, conducted by R.B. Marshall and his team, reveals a region transitioning from early industrial efforts to a more established agricultural and forest-based economy. The presence of the Clifton Furnace (Ruins) near the Frobed Ponds serves as a tangible link to the area's iron-smelting past, while dozens of named schoolhouses like the Pestle Street School and Bush Hill School illustrate the density of the rural population at the time.