Ogdensburg

Ogdensburg, a port of New York, on the St Lawrence, at the mouth of the Oswegatchie, opposite Prescott, Canada, and 515 miles by rail NNW. of New York City. Its principal buildings are the Roman Catholic cathedral and the United States government building. The city has a large lake and river trade, and contains a huge grain-elevator and manufactures of flour, lumber, and leather. A steam ferry plies to Prescott. Pop. (1890) 11,662.