Croil Island is a uninhabited island on the
St. Lawrence River in the
Town of Louisville in
St. Lawrence County
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The county seat is Canton.
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New York
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, United States.
The island is currently occupied by the undeveloped Croil Island State Park.
History
The island was considered
British territory prior to 1818, at which time ownership was officially transferred to the United States.
Croil Island is named for a
Scottish
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*Scottish English
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family that farmed upon the island in the mid-1800s. Prior to the purchase of the island in 1835 by William Croil, the island was known as Stacey Island.
A
land claim brought by the
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
St. Regis Mohawk Reservation is a Mohawk nation, Mohawk Indian reservation of the federally recognized tribe the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, located in Franklin County, New York, Franklin County, New York (state), New York, United States. It is al ...
in the early 1980s sought to reclaim Croil Island and additional lands in northern New York. A 2013 ruling by the
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York dismissed the tribe's claim to the island, but upheld some of their claims elsewhere.
Croil Island has been alternately known as Baxter Island, Grand Eddy Island, ''Ile au Chamailles'', Stacy Island, ''Tsiiowenokwakarate'', and Upper Sault Island.
[ The island has historically been home to several large farms, but no concentrated settlements.][
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Croil Island State Park
Croil Island today hosts Croil Island State Park, an undeveloped state park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
maintained by the and owned by the New York Power Authority.
See also
* List of New York state parks
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References
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River islands of New York (state)
Islands of New York (state)
Uninhabited islands of New York (state)
State parks of New York (state)
Parks in St. Lawrence County, New York
Islands of St. Lawrence County, New York
Islands of the Saint Lawrence River