Sunken Villages – The Story of the Lost Villages of the St Lawrence Seaway #
July 1, 1958, is remembered as Inundation Day in the region near Cornwall, Ontario, and Ogdensburg, New York. At 08:00 a controlled explosion tore open a cofferdam and four days later an area once home to 7,500 people disappeared under the waves of Lake St. Lawrence, part of the newly created St. Lawrence Seaway.
On the Canadian side, twelve communities, some dating back to the 1700s, was gone. Maple Grove, Mille Roches, Moulinette, Sheeks Island, Wales, Dickinson’s Landing, Farran’s Point, and Aultsville were entirely destroyed; Iroquis was demolished and moved inland continuing on in name; and, about half of Morrisburg – including its waterfront, business district, and main street – were leveled.
In St Lawrence County on the American side, the community of Croil’s Island disappeared and, along Highway 37B, Louisville Landing and Richards Landing ceased to exist. Much of Waddington was also dismantled.
- Downtown Aultsville | N 44.57.15 W 75.01.42 | Aultsville, Ontario, Canada
- Santa Cruz Two | N 44.59.14 W 74.57.35 | Santa Cruz, Ontario, Canada
- Straight Stretch Highway No 2 | N 44.59.21 W 74.56.56 | Santa Cruz, Ontario, Canada
- Connors’ Race Track | N 45.00.16 W 55.35.08 | Wales, Ontario, Canada
- CNR and Highway No. 2 | N 44.55.39 W 75.07.63 | Riverside Heights, Ontario, Canada
- Barn with Octagonal Silo | N 45.01.51 W 74.51.59 | Moulinette, Ontario, Canada
- Farran’s Point Street | N 48.58.45 W 74.59.38 | Farran’s Point, Ontario, Canada
- Canada Geese and Barn | N 44.56.33 W 75.03.34 | Riverside Heights, Ontario, Canada
- Lot 3317 E. Campbell Property | N 44.59.14 W 74.57.29 | Santa Cruz, Ontario, Canada
- Kings Highway No. 2 River’s Edge | N 44.59.02 W 74.59.04 | Woodlands, Ontario, Canada
- Clark Island USA | N 44.52.42 W 75.11.29 | Waddington, New York, USA
- Galop Canal Edge | N 44.48.13 W 75.21.04 | Cardinal, Ontario, Canada
- Flagg Creek Bridge One | N 44.52.16 W 75.14.26 | Mariatown, Ontario, Canada
- Dickinson’s Landing Church | N 44.59.40 W 74.54.4 | Dickinson’s Landing, Ontario, Canada
- Wales Building One | N 45.00.32 W 74.55.01 | Wales, Ontario, Canada
- Lot 3317 E. Campbell Property Detail | N 44.59.17 W 57.28.93 | Santa Cruz, Ontario, Canada
- Doran Point Buildings In May | N 44.54.03 W 75.09.22 | Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada
- Woodlands One | N 44.59.02 W 74.59.22 | Woodlands, Ontario, Canada
- Morrisburg Locks and Boat | N 44.53.39 W 75.10.19 | Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada
- Sheek’s Island Sailboat | N 40.01.22 W 74.50.45 | Sheek’s Island, Ontario, Canada
- Earth Works | N 44.59.53 W 74.57.23 | Wales, Ontario, Canada
- Doran Point Buildings in November | N 44.54.07 W 75.09.19 | Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada
- Wales Building Two | N 45.00.32 W 74.55.01 | Wales, Ontario, Canada
- New York State Route 37B | N 44.52.43 W 75.10.49 | Waddington, New York, USA
- Two Buildings Riverside Heights | N 44.56.03 W 75.04.52 | Riverside Heights, Ontario, Canada
- Downtown Aultsville East to West | N 44.57.15 W 75.01.42 | Aultsville, Ontario, Canada
