1950s Maps of Camden County, New Jersey

1. 1951 Map of Woodbury

   

   1951 Woodbury

   1951 Print · USGS

   Gloucester County at the start of the fifties shows a landscape of busy rail corridors and riverfront industry. Trace the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines through Woodbury and locate the Hog Island Shipyard (Abandoned) or Fort Mifflin along the Delaware.

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4. 1952 Map of Runnemede, 1954 Print

   

   1952 Runnemede

   1954 Print · USGS

   Camden and Gloucester counties were undergoing rapid post-war growth when this survey recorded their developing suburban and industrial landscape. Researchers can pinpoint long-standing landmarks like New St Marys Cemetery, Echelon Airport, and the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines.

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7. 1953 Map of Clementon, 1954 Print

   

   1953 Clementon

   1954 Print · USGS

   Camden County was a landscape of rail-linked towns and cranberry bogs in the early fifties. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of Berlin, Gibbsboro, and Atco along the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines.

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10. 1953 Map of Pitman East, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Pitman East

    1954 Print · USGS

    Gloucester County at mid-century shows a mix of growing college towns and rural crossroads connected by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. Local historians can trace the foundations of Glassboro and Pitman, or locate smaller landmarks like Fries Mill, Bunker Hill Ch, and the State Teachers College.

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13. 1953 Map of Atsion, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Atsion

    1954 Print · USGS

    The New Jersey Pine Barrens in the early fifties reveal a landscape shaped by water and iron history. Trace the legacy of early settlements and agriculture through the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the sprawling Cranberry Bogs, and historic river crossings at Quaker Bridge.

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16. 1953 Map of Moorestown, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Moorestown

    1954 Print · USGS

    Moorestown and the surrounding Burlington County landscape are captured during the early postwar expansion, just as the New Jersey Turnpike reshaped the region. Genealogists and local historians can trace local family roots through sites like Jacobs Chapel, Cropwell Cem, and the various Township Schools that dotted these rural communities.

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19. 1953 Map of Medford Lakes, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Medford Lakes

    1954 Print · USGS

    The Pine Barrens of Burlington and Camden Counties appear in detail in the early fifties, showing the region's unique cranberry-based economy. Researchers can trace rural school locations like Louden Sch and agricultural landmarks such as West Jersey Cranberry Meadow.

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22. 1953 Map of Williamstown, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Williamstown

    1954 Print · USGS

    The Pine Barrens of South Jersey meet the growing hubs of Gloucester and Camden counties in the early fifties. Researchers can trace family sites at Hopewell Cem, follow the PENNSYLVANIA-READING SEASHORE LINES, or locate vanished rail infrastructure like Taggart Siding.

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25. 1953 Map of Buena, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Buena

    1954 Print · USGS

    In the early fifties, South Jersey was a patchwork of small truck farms and rural crossroads centered around Landisville and Minotola. Trace local history through landmarks like St Marys Cemetery, the Downstown Airfield, and Folsom.

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28. 1953 Map of Hammonton, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Hammonton

    1954 Print · USGS

    The Hammonton area in the early fifties shows the New Jersey Pinelands as a vital hub of rail commerce and cranberry cultivation. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations through sites like Bates Mill Cem, Chesilhurst Sta, and Winslow Junction.

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31. 1953 Map of Newtonville, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Newtonville

    1954 Print · USGS

    The Pine Barrens of Atlantic County are captured here in the early fifties, showing the vital rail and road links of a rural agricultural landscape. Genealogists can locate family landmarks such as St James Ch and trace the small settlements of Newtonville and Da Costa.

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34. 1955 Map of Wilmington

    

    1955 Wilmington

    1955 Print · USGS

    The Delaware Valley and Jersey Shore are seen here during the mid-fifties era of rapid suburban expansion and highway development. You can trace the path of the New Jersey Turnpike, locate the Fort Dix Military Reservation, or explore the rail networks of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

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37. 1957 Map of Wilmington

    

    1957 Wilmington

    1957 Print · USGS

    The mid-Atlantic coastal plain comes alive in the mid-fifties as the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway redefine travel. Researchers can trace the rail-to-road transition and find landmarks like Ship John Shoal Light and the Fort Dix Military Reservation.

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40. 1959 Map of Wilmington

    

    1959 Wilmington

    1959 Print · USGS

    The Delaware Valley and Jersey Shore are seen here in the late fifties, during a period of massive suburban and highway expansion. Researchers can trace mid-century infrastructure like the N J Turnpike or locate coastal landmarks from Barnegat Bay to the Maurice River.

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