1955 Map of Texas

About this map

The shoreline of Mexico Bay dominates this mid-1950s survey, revealing a landscape defined by seasonal settlements and the natural drainage of the Oswego County coast. Small residential and vacation pockets such as Shore Oaks, Pleasant Pt, and Demster Beach line the southern edge of Lake Ontario, linked by the inland North Road. To the east, the Little Salmon River flows past the small hamlet of Texas before entering the lake near the Spy Island Historical Site. This area preserves a snapshot of the region's hydrography before significant modern development, showing the expansive Butterfly Swamp and the mouths of local waterways like Catfish Creek and Otter Branch. The topography illustrates the transition from the lake's depths—documented here with soundings—to the low-lying wetlands and points of land like Ninemile Pt and Mexico Pt.