Ogdensburg, New York, USA
1895 - Ogdensburg

Ogdensburg, a city and port of entry in Oswegatchie township, St. Lawrence co., N.Y., on the river St. Lawrence, at the mouth of the Oswegatchie, and opposite Prescott, Canada. Lat. 44° 41' N.; lon. 75° 31' W. By rail road, it is 61 miles W. by S. of Malone, 142 miles N. of Rome, and 250 miles N.N.W. of Albany. It is the W. terminus of the Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad, and the N. terminus of the Rome, Watertown & Ogdens burg Railroad. Ogdensburg is situated on a plain, is regularly laid out, lighted with gas and electricity, and profusely shaded. The St. Lawrence is here more than a mile in width, and is crossed by steam ferry-boats plying between this city and Prescott. The principal public buildings are the Catholic cathedral, town-hall and opera-house, and a government building, erected at a cost of about $250,000, for post-office, custom-house, and court-house. Ogdensburg contains 2 banks, several large hotels, 12 graded schools (each occupying a fine building), a free academy, and 6 churches of the various denominations. Two daily and 2 weekly newspapers are published here. The prosperity of this place is chiefly derived from trade and extensive manufactures of flour, lumber, machinery, leather, &c. It has an immense grain-elevator. It is stated that 10,000,000 bushels of grain pass through this port in a year from the West to New England. Steamboats depart daily from this city to various ports on the river and lakes. It was incorporated as a city in 1868. Pop. in 1890, 11,662.

Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott

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