Wellesley
COMMUNITIES IN THE TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA
WELLESLEY ISLAND
after Growth of a Century by John A. Haddock, 1895
The largest island before this town is Wells Island, containing 8,068
acres, and in 1894 had many inhabitants, the number depending largely upon
the time of year when the census should be taken. In the height of the
summer season there may be 4,000 to 6,000 people at Thousand Island Park
alone, the extreme head of the Island, and perhaps 1,000 at Westminster
Park, at the lower end. These are summer resorts of a semi-religious
character, almost entirely deserted after the first of November, and nearly
so by the middle of October. It is probable that the regular winter
population of Wells or Wellesley Island is about 500 souls, scattered all
over the territory. The rock formation of this, like most of the other
Thousand Islands, is primitive, and presents a fertile though rather strong
soil. There are many interesting mineral localities in the neighborhood.
Until the national boundary was run by the commissioners provided by the
terms of the treaty of Ghent, the British Government exercised authority
over wells, as well as nearly all the other islands in this archipelago.
The following are the officers and trustees of the Westminster Park
Association:
President, Hon. A. Cornwall, Alexandria Bay. N. Y.
Secretary, George R. Hanford, Watertown, N. Y.
Trustees, Dr. J. D. Huntington, Watertown, N. Y.; W. P. Carpenter, Utica,
N. Y.; V. B. Stewart, Utica, N. Y.; J. Bronson, Amsterdam, N. Y.; W. H.
Nivens, Syracuse, N. Y.; Dr. W. Jamison, Syracuse, N. Y.
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