Dark Island near Chippewa Bay in St. Lawrence County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dark Island

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2024

1. Dark Island Marker

Inscription.
Dark Island was known as Lone Star Island by the Algonquin and Huron Indians who frequented it. Many arrowheads have been found on the island, along with trails and a granite grindstone which can be seen at the far end of the dock below.

The Island has been charted as Bluff Island (1818) and Round Island (1872). The first recorded purchase was in 1891 by William H. Harison, Jr. and Golden Rhind. Commodore Frederick Gilbert Bourne purchased the island in 1902.

Erected by Singer Castle on Dark Island.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 44° 27.116′ N, 75° 48.703′ W. Marker is near Chippewa Bay, New York, in St. Lawrence County. It is on Dark Island. It can be reached from County Route 6. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1136 County Route 6, Chippewa Bay NY 13623, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Adirondacks & North Country.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frederick Gilbert Bourne (here, next to this marker); Inspiration for Bourne's Castle (here, next to this marker); Frederick Remington (a few steps from this marker); The Architect

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(a few steps from this marker); Dark Island Yachts (a few steps from this marker); Shipwrecks in Surrounding Waters (a few steps from this marker); The "Artemis" (a few steps from this marker); Chimney Island (Bridge Island) (approx. 1.9 miles away in Canada). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chippewa Bay.

Also see . . . Singer Castle on Dark Island. (Submitted on October 20, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2024

2. Dark Island Marker

First marker at far left, in the distance.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.