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Factory Hill (Hinchinbrooke)
A hill in the Boyd Settlement, on the Boyd Settlement Road about halfway
between Rte 202 and the Rockburn Sideroad. (45.086N/74.111W) Named for
the cheese factory that was located on lot 9 belonging to Alfred Moore
at that time.
Faille River
A possible old name (c1800) for Ruisseau Faille, a tributary of the
Rivière LaTortue that runs north from an area north of
St-Édouard-de-Napierville to its mouth at St-Mathieu-de-Laprairie.
Fertile Creek (South Georgetown)
The Fourth and Fifth Concessions or Ranges (South Georgetown) of farm
lots. (45.135N/73.880W) It is now part of the municipality of
Très-St-Sacrement.
Fertile Creek Road
The road between the Fourth and Fifth Concessions or Ranges (South
Georgetown). (45.143N/73.868W) In the 1980s, the name was changed to
Rang 4 (Très-St-Sacrement) but in 1999, it was returned to its original,
historic name of Fertile Creek Road (Chemin Fertile Creek).
Fertile Creek Outlet
The northeast section of Fertile Creek Road between the concession,
where it jogs north and the English River at Riverfield.
(45.157N/73.853W)
Fewster Roxham Cemetery
See Roxham Cemetery.
Fifth (Range) Concession (Dundee)
The concession in Dundee Township, on the southeast side of the ridge
road between Ste-Agnès-de-Dundee and St-Agnès. (45.014/74.403W)
Fifth Concession (Elgin)
The small concession in the northeast corner of Elgin Township.
(45.058N/74.197W)
Fifth Concession (range) (Godmanchester)
The concessions of Godmanchester are confusing. There were two groups of
concessions, six to the west and five to the east, with a dividing line
just east of the Plank Road. To the west, the Fifth Concession lies on
the southwest side of the Fourth Concession. (45.085N/74.221W) In the
area between Carr's and White's Sideroads, it border's on the Trout
River. East of the Plank Road and the Village of Huntingdon, the Fifth
Concession is the concession between the Châteauguay River and the
Chemin Connaught. (45.118N/74.118W)
Fifth Concession (Hinchinbrooke)
The range of farms along the west branch of the Outardes River south of
the Boyd Settlement and Lost Nation Roads. (45.08N/74.11W)
Fifth Concession (Range) (Ormstown)
The range of lots on the northwest side of Chemin du Cinq (5) that
passes through Landreville about 4mi (6.4km) northwest of Ormstown
Village. They are now in the municipalities of St-Stanislas-de-Koska
(west of Rte 201) and St-Louis-de-Gonzague (east of Rte 201).
(45.16N/74.09W, 45.17N/74.03W)
Finn Bridge
An old bridge across Finn Creek on the trail along the west side of the
Châteauguay River.
Finn Creek
A tributary of the Châteauguay River between Ormstown and Dewittville.
It mouth is located 1.5mi (2.4km) east of Dewittville. (45.119N/74.058W)
Named after the settler on the farm at its mouth.
First Concession (Dundee)
The range of lots on the southeast side of Rte 132 in Dundee Township.
(45.03N/74.46W)
First Concession (Elgin)
The southernmost concession along the US border in the township of
Elgin. (45.00N/74.25W)
First Concession (Godmanchester)
The concession of farms along the Lake St-Francis Shoreline. These lots
along the lakeshore were very long and narrow, some as long as 2mi
(3.2km). As a result, the First Range (Godmanchester) was settled on
both ends. Sellar referred to the northern lakeshore settlements as Lake
Front Concession and the rear settlers as First Range-Dundee Road but
officially it was all the First Range (Godmanchester). It included the
area on the east end known as the Dalhousie Settlement and the area on
west side of the LaGuerre Village known as the Scotch Ridge. The First
Range (Godmanchester) became the First Range (St-Anicet) when that
municipality was created in 1845.
First Concession (Hinchinbrooke)
The southernmost concession along the US border in the township of
Hinchinbrooke. (45.00N/74.11W)
First Concession (North Georgetown)
A range of lots running at right angles to the Châteauguay River, from
the back of the North Georgetown River Front Concession, NW towards the
St-Louis River. (45.22N/73.87W) Now known as Rang 10 (St-Éienne).
First Concession (Ormstown)
The range of lots on the northwest side of the Châteauguay River, from
the seigniory line at Dewittville to the North Georgetown boundary line
at Point Round. (45.125N/74.020W, 45.13N/73.97W)
First Concession Road
The road that runs parallel to the US border, on the north side of the
First Concessions in Elgin (45.006N/74.220W) and Hinchinbrooke
(45.008N/74.025W).
First Concession (St-Anicet)
According to Belden Atlas, it was the name of what is now Montée Cooper,
running back from the lake. Not to be confused with the First Range or
Concession (Godmanchester) which is now First Range (St-Anicet).
First Concession (Williamstown)
The first concession of farms on the NE side of Williamstown. Also the
NE boundary of the Seigniory of Beauharnois with the Seigniories of
Châteauguay and Lasalle. It is now within the territory of
St-Urbain-Premier. (45.21N/73.68W)
First Double Concession (Williamstown)
The Scotch Concession that runs east from Riverfield on the English
River. (45.17N/73.79W)
First Range (St-Anicet)
There is some confusion with this name. The lots along the Lake
St-Francis shore were very long and narrow. Some as long as 2 mi
(3.2km). As a result, the First Range (Godmanchester) was settled on
both ends. Sellar referred to the northern lakeshore settlements as Lake
Front Concession and the rear settlers as First Range-Dundee Road but
officially it was all the First Range (Godmanchester). It included the
area on the east end known as the Dalhousie Settlement and the area on
west side of the LaGuerre Village known as the Scotch Ridge. The First
Range (Godmanchester) became the First Range (St-Anicet) when that
municipality was created.
Fisher Boulevard
A old local name for Rte 202 through Hemmingford, named after Martin B.
Fisher, MLA, who helped to get it improved in the 1930s.
Fisher Cemetery, James
A private cemetery for the family of James Fisher, the first settler in
the Hemmingford area. It is located on James Fisher Road, 2.5mi (4km)
east of the corner with Rte 219. (45.019N/73.557W)
Fisher's Mills
A mill of some sort located on Fisher Road (Hemmingford) where the
Little Montreal River (Rivière L'Acadie) crosses, close to the corner of
the Napper Road. (45.091N/73.559W)
Fisher Road (Hemmingford)
A road in the northeast corner of Hemmingford Township, starting at Rte
219 at Barrington and running south and then east to the Quest Road.
(45.096N/73.562W) Named after Finley Fisher, an early settler. Not to be
confused with James Fisher Road, previously Fisher Street, in the
southeastern corner of the township.
Fisher Street (Hemmingford)
The first road north of the US border, running east from Rte 219/Covey
Hill Road corner (Clelland's Corner's). (45.020N/73.594W) It has
recently been renamed James Fisher Road, both names in memory of the
first permanent settler in the area who took up a lot on this road in
1799. Not to be confused with Fisher Road, located further north in the
township.
Fish Island
A small island in the north channel of the St-Lawrence River, between
Grande-Île and Coteau-du-Lac. It has now disappeared as part of a road
causeway between Île-Léonard.
Fitzwilliam
This name is shown on several old maps (c1830-1860) as a hamlet that was
located about 2.3mi (3.6km) west of the present location of
St-Louis-de-Gonzague, on the north side of the St-Louis River. One
article attributed the name as the original name of
St-Louis-de-Gonzague. That does not stand up to scrutiny since the
original name is documented as being Rocqueville and the location is not
the same. The river in that area seems to have been modified during the
construction of the New Beauharnois (Power) Canal in the 1930s,
destroying any trace of the location.
Flanaghan's Point
A point on the north shore of the St-Lawrence River near Summerstown,
ON.
Flat Rock
See: Blueberry Rock.
Flats, The
See: Russeltown Flats.
Flats Road
An old name for the section of Rte 203 between St-Chrysostome and
Russeltown Flats. It is now named Rue Notre Dame.
Foot of Canal (Pied-du-Canal)
An early name for Melocheville because it was at the downstream end of
the Old Beauharnois Canal constructed in the mid 1840s. At the upstream
end of the canal, the village located there was called "Tete-du-Canal".
Ford's Rapids
A rapids on the Trout River about 1.2mi (1.9km) upstream from its mouth
at the Châteauguay River. (45.062N/74.204W)
Forest (NY)
An old hamlet in northern New York State, located 0.9mi (1.5km) south of
US RT11 and 9.2mi (14.8km) WSW of Mooers (NY). (44.903N/73.755W) It also
had a railway station on the Northern Railroad of New York rail line.
Forêt de Pins Rigides
An ecological reserve located on the southern side of Blueberry Rock.
(45.075N/73.90W)
Fort, The (Hemmingford)
A local name for Corbin's Corners. The origin of the name is debatable.
Fort Blunder
A nickname given to Fort Montgomery at Rouses Point (NY), when the
original fort constructed by the US was found to be partly in Canada
after the border was resurveyed in the late 1790s.
Fort Covington (NY)
A town in New York State, located about 16mi (25km) east of the
St-Lawrence River and 0.4mi (0.6km) south of the Canadian border at
Dundee, QC. (44.988N/74.500W) Named in 1817 after Brig. Gen. Leonard
Covington, who was killed during the War of 1812. It was previously
called French Mills.
Fort Covington Center (NY)
A hamlet in northern New York State. It was located at the corner of
Coggin Bridge-Bombay Road and Merrick Road, 3.2mi (5.2km) SSE of Fort
Covington (NY). (44.948N/74.465W)
Fort Covington Port of Entry
The US Customs Port of Entry at Fort Covington (NY). (44.997/74.510W)
Fort Douglas
Another name for Fort Hickory, used by Gen. Hampton's Northern Army at
Chateaugay (NY) in 1813. Named after Peleg Douglas who owned the land.
Fort Hickory
A military encampment located 2.7mi (4.3km) northeast of Chateaugay
(NY), used by General Hampton and the American troops during the
invasion of Canada in 1813 that resulted in the Battle of Châteauguay.
Named after Gen. Hampton's nickname of "Old Hickory". Also called Camp
Douglas.
Fort Invincible
An ironic name for the blockhouse at Fort Covington (NY) during the War
of 1812. Events proved that it was far from invincible.
Fort Lennox
An old fort on Île-aux-Noix in the Richelieu River. It is now a National
Historic Site.
Fort Montgomery
A large fort on the NW corner of Lake Champlain, very close to the
Canadian border at Rouses Point (NY). (45.007N/73.354W) When first
built, it was found to be partly in Canada due to survey errors. As a
result it gained the nickname Fort Blunder.
Fort Road (Hemmingford)
A local name for the Jackson Sideroad because it runs south from
Corbin's Corners, locally known as the Fort.
Fort St-Jean
A fort built in 1748 at St-Jean-sur-Richelieu by the old french regime
as protection against the indians. It was located in the area on the
south side of the city, that was occupied by College Militaire Royale
until it closed recently. (45.300N/73.252W) It was named after Jean
Frédéric Phélypeaux, Comte de Pontchartrain, French Minister of Marine
in 1748.
Fort St-Johns
The english name for Fort St-Jean.
Fort St-Louis
A fort in Kahnawake located at the rear of the Catholic Church, built by
the french regime in 1725 to "protect the Iroquois". From whom I wonder,
the french! In any case, it was never completed.
Foucault
See: Seigniory of Foucault.
Fourche-à-Brûler (Laguerre)
Possibly? the fork in the Laguerre River between the east and west
branches. Or a small forked creek that runs into the west side of the
LaGuerre River, a short distance north. That creek is shown on an old
map with a blurred name that resembles Fourche-à-Brûler.
Four Corners
The early name for Chateaugay (NY). It is located 4.7mi (7.5km) south of
the Herdman Customs. (44.927N/74.080W)
Fourth Avenue (Howick)
The main street in the ill-fated Village of Howick Junction. Now called
Chemin de la Junction (Très-St-Sacrement).
Fourth Concession (Elgin)
Most of the area between the Trout River and the Third Concession Road
(Elgin). (45.04N/74.21W) Originally it was designated Clergy and Crown
Reserves.
Fourth Concession or Range (Godmanchester)
The concessions of Godmanchester are confusing. There were two groups of
concessions, six to the west and five to the east, with a dividing line
just east of the Plank Road. To the west the Fourth Concession lies
between the Chemin Walsh/Curran/Ridge and the Chemin Carr/Back Ridge.
(45.080N/74.273W) On the East side of the Plank Road, the Fourth
Concession lies between Chemin Teafield/New Erin and the Chemin
Connaught. (45.134N/73.140W)
Fourth Concession (Hinchinbrook)
The range of lots on the southeast side of the Châteauguay River, from
the Boyd Settlement at the east end county line (45.10N/74.10W) to the
east side of the Châteauguay River south of Huntingdon. (45.06N/74.18W)
Fourth Concession (North Georgetown)
A range of lots running at right angles to the Châteauguay River, from
the back of the North Georgetown River Front Concession NW towards the
St-Louis River. (45.19N/73.95W) Now known as Rang 40
(St-Louis-de-Gonzague).
Fourth Concession or Range (Ormstown)
The range of lots on the south side of the Rang du Cinq (Rang 5) road
that passes through Landreville, 3.1mi (5km) northwest of Ormstown
Village. (45.17N/74.02W, 45.155N/74.08W) It is now split between
St-Louis-de-Gonzague on the east side of Rte 201 and
St-Stanislas-de-Koska on the west side.
Fourth Concession (St-Louis-de-Gonzague)
See: Rang 40 (St-Louis-de-Gonzague).
Fourth Concession Bridge (Elgin)
The present bridge across the Trout River at the east end of the Fourth
Concession (Elgin). (45.069N/74.190W) It was a railway bridge on the
abandoned NY Central Railway line that was converted in the 1980s to
highway use to replace the older Murray's Bridge located nearby that was
damaged by a heavy truck.
Fourth Concession Bridge, Old (Elgin)
See: Murray's Bridge (Elgin).
Fourth Range (Russelltown)
A range of lots on the south side and length of the Lemieux Rang
(Rang-des-Lemieux). (45.065N/73.81W) The tip at the west end (south of
Maritana) (45.037N/73.865W) was transferred to Franklin Township in
1857. The remainder of the range was transferred to Franklin Township in
1973.
Franklin Centre
A town in the center of Franklin Township (Huntingdon County) at the
junction of modern Rtes 209 and 202. (45.030N/73.923W) It was previously
called Russelltown Settlement.
Franklin Centre Post Office
The Franklin Centre Post Office operated from 1868 until preset time.
Franklin Cemetery
A protestant cemetery on the east side of Franklin Centre. It is located
on Rte 202 at the junction with Montée Covey Hill, 0.2mi (0.3km) east of
the Franklin Centre corner with Rte 209. (45.030N/73.919W)
Franklin County (NY)
A county in northern New York State County comprising the areas south of
Hinchinbrook, Elgin and Dundee and the main towns of Chateaugay, Malone
and Fort Covington. It was created in 1808 from part of the original
Clinton County.
Franklin Township
A township created in 1857 from the westernmost part of Hemmingford
Township, parts of Hinchinbrooke Township and parts of Jamestown and
Russelltown regions of the Seigniory of Beauharnois. (center
45.04N/73.93W) It was named in honour of Sir John Franklin, famous
arctic explorer, who had disappeared on his last trip in the mid 1850s.
The concessions or ranges in Franklin Township are confusing. Franklin
was formed from parts of Hemmingford Township (parts of First and Second
Ranges), Hinchinbrooke (parts of First, Second and Third ranges),
Russelltown (parts of all 5 ranges) and Jamestown (Seventh, Eighth and
Ninth ranges) The ranges have not been renumbered in Franklin, hence the
confusion. In 1973, additional areas were transferred from
St-Chrysostome Parish in Châteauguay County to the First, Second, Third
and Fourth Russelltown Ranges.
Fraser Creek
A brook that starts close to the US border, SW of Ste-Agnès
(45.001N/74.421W) and runs NW past the old Aubrey's Corners to Fraser's
Point on Lake St-Francis. (45.041N/74.477W) Originally called Aubrey
Creek.
Fraser('s) Point
A point of land on the southwest shore of Lake St-Francis at the mouth
of Fraser Creek, 2.3mi (6.6km) west of Dundee Center. (45.041N/74.477W)
Named after James Fraser, an early settler in 1818. May have been
originally named Gardiner's Point? or Brunsons Point?.
Fraser's Point (hamlet)
A small settlement in the cove, 0.4mi (0.6km) east of Fraser's Point.
(45.046N/74.469W)
French Canals
A name given to the four small, now abandoned, canals along the north
shore of the St-Lawrence River between Pointe-Cascades and
Coteau-Landing in the mistaken belief that they were built during the
French regime before 1759. In fact, they were built between 1779 and
1801.
French Island
The old name of an island in the north channel of the St-Lawrence River
between Coteau-Landing and Grande-Île. (45.272N/74.188W) It is now named
Île-Léonard and the west end of the Mgr-Langlois Bridge and Rte 201
passes over it now.
French Mills
The early name for Fort Covington (NY), located about 16mi (25km) east
of the St-Lawrence River and 0.4mi (0.6km) south of the Canadian border.
(44.988N/74.500W) It was named for the dozen or so French Canadians who
worked in the first sawmill and lived nearby. It was renamed Fort
Covington following the War of 1812 in honor of an American general who
was killed there.
Frontier
A hamlet that was located in Hemmingford Township, on Covey Hill Road,
near the corner of the Jackson Sideroad. (45.021N/73.685W) It was also
called Sweet Settlement and possibly the Robson Settlement. Not to be
confused with Frontier Lines, south of Franklin Centre.
Frontier (NY)
A hamlet on the US side of the border, where the Clinton Sideroad used
to cross the border. It was located 1.5mi (2.4km) west of Franklin
Centre Customs. (44.997N/73.969W) It was also called Clinton Frontier.
Frontier Lines
An early name for the Clinton Sideroad border crossing point, located
1.5mi (2.4km) west of the present Franklin Centre Customs Office.
(45.000N/73.938W) There was a store and the Frontier US Post Office
located on the US side of the border. The nearest Canadian Customs
Office in the old days was in Franklin Centre and was called the Port of
Russelltown. It was also called O'Neills Lines.
Frontier Post Office (Hemmingford)
The Frontier Post Office located in Hemmingford Township on Covey Hill
Road, 0.25mi (0.4km) west of the corner with the Jackson Sideroad.
(45.021N/73.693W) It operated from 1877 until 1913. Not to be confused
with the Frontier US Post Office shown on the Belden 1881 map, on the US
side of the border where the Clinton Sideroad used to cross, west of
Franklin Centre.
Frontier Road
A local or common name for the Covey Hill Road.
Frontier Station (Hemmingford)
A telephone or electric network station related to the Champlain
Telephone Co. or in the same region as their operations. Location
unknown?
Frontier Street (Hemmingford Village)
The main street (Rte 219) running north/south through Hemmingford
Village. (45.047N/73.588W) Previously named Main Street North and South
as well as North Street and South Street (all relative to the Rte
219/202 corners).
Front Ridge (Huntingdon)
See: Ridge Road (Godmanchester).
Furlong('s) Point
A point on the Châteauguay River between Ormstown and Dewittville. It is
located 1.4mi (2.3km) west of Ormstown. (45.122N/74.021W)
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