1958 Map of Thousand Island Park

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The St Lawrence River serves as a sprawling international borderland in this late 1950s survey, where the Canada United States boundary threads through a dense archipelago. On the American side, the Victorian-era resort character of Thousand Island Park is clearly defined on the southwestern tip of Wellesley Island, while Grindstone Island remains more rural, dotted with isolated quarries and a secluded cemetery. Small mainland hubs like Fishers Landing and Fineview anchor the New York shore, connected to the islands by the seasonal rhythms of the river.