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1905 Map of Waddington

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Waddington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

The St Lawrence River serves as a busy international borderland in this early twentieth-century survey, where the Dominion of Canada and United States border splits the waterway. The landscape is defined by the complex river navigation of the era, featuring the Ontario Rapide and essential bypass infrastructure like the Farrans Point Canal and the Plat Canal. On the American shore, Waddington sits opposite Ogden Island, while the Canadian side is marked by the Grand Trunk railway connecting towns like Morrisburg and Aultsville.

Inland, the drainage patterns of St. Lawrence County are dominated by the Grass River and Raquette River, supporting agricultural settlements such as Louisville, Chase Mills, and Madrid. The presence of numerous named points and islands, including Croil Island and Gooseneck Island, illustrates the intricate shoreline before mid-century seaway developments altered the river's character. Local history details like the Cem near Waddington and small hamlets like Chamberlain offer specific points of interest for genealogists tracing family roots in these border townships.