Mariatown and Iroquois are in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, about sixty miles/one hundred kilometers south of Ottawa. The McIntosh apple was discovered and cultivated in South Dundas near Williamsburg. John McIntosh moved to Upper Canada in 1796. In 1811 he acquired a farm in Dundela, and while clearing the land of second growth discovered several apple seedlings. He transplanted these, and one bore the superior fruit which became famous as the McIntosh Red apple. Morrisburg and Iroquois were partially flooded by the creation of the St. Lawrence Sea in 1958. Unlike the Lost Villages of Cornwall and Osnabruck Townships, the two towns were relocated to higher ground in the same area.An artificial lake, Lake Saint Lawrence, now extends from a hydroelectric dam at Cornwall to the control structure at Iroquois, and replaces the formerly narrow and turbulent section of river that was impassable to large vessels.Cardinal, Johnstown, New Wexford, Prescott and Maitland are located in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville of eastern Ontario. Cardinal has many old homes and buildings. They are located along the St. Lawrence River Seaway. Edwardsburgh/Cardinal's southern boundary is the St. Lawrence River's shore. Ten percent of the area's water drains into the St. Lawrence, while ninety percent drains into the South Nation River. The flow of the South Nation River through this area is very sluggish with poor drainage, due to the fact there is little drop in elevation along the river; this leads to the formation of bogs and swamps, and also makes the area prone to seasonal flooding.Up until the 18th century, the land was covered with thick, mature, mixed forests. The original forest was almost completely cleared throughout the years and the forest that stands today is mostly secondary growth over previously cleared land.Before the construction of dams and later the Seaway, Johnstown was fronted by a calm section of the St. Lawrence River located between two rapids. By 1784, Loyalists were residing in the township and until 1790 the landing point and base camp for these settlers was at Johnstown.In 1792 John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, established himself in Johnstown which then became the district's administrative seat. This led to the court of quarter sessions (the district's government) alternating its meeting location between Johnstown and Cornwall, and to the construction of a courthouse and gaol. The courthouse was a log structure, which stood near the present site of the Prescott-Ogdensburg Bridge.Colonel Edward Jessup remained loyal to the British during the revolutionary war. He was granted 1,000 acres and in 1810 had building lots surveyed for the town which he named in honor of General Robert Prescott who had been Governor-in-Chief of Canada between 1797 and 1807. Prescott was a strategic military site for the protection of the Canadian border against American and French invasions. Established in 1810, Prescott became a center for the shipping trade and an important center in Montreal's commercial system. The population of Upper Canada increased rapidly after 1820; the trade expanded and ship building yards, wharves, and warehouses along the waterfront were built.Maitland is a small village about five kilometers east of the City of Brockville. Loyalists began to settle the area in the late 1700s and into the early 19th century by building homesteads, establishing businesses and opening small factories. During the early part of the century, Maitland was on the opposite end of a supply route running to Merrick's Mills, which aided in its growth; the construction of the Welland Canal and other canal systems through the St. Lawrence allowed goods to be transported to and from the village. A wharf was used for collecting goods, and many mills were constructed.