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1954 Map of Asbury Park

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Asbury Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The coastal Jersey Shore is characterized by its dense string of beach communities and inland water bodies in this mid-century survey. Major coastal settlements from Asbury Park and Ocean Grove south to Spring Lake are shown with their distinctive street grids and proximity to lake systems like Deal Lake, Sunset Lake, and Lake Como. The Shark River defines the central landscape, leading from the Shark River Inlet past Shark River Island toward the U S Military Reservation Evans Signal Laboratory.

Further inland, the map transitions to the more rural character of Wall Township and Colts Neck Boro, where the Garden State Parkway cuts through a terrain of scattered homesteads, country clubs, and small hubs like Shafto Corners and Glendola. This edition reveals the mid-century infrastructure supporting the region, including the Asbury Park Neptune Air Terminal and numerous schools like School No 3 and Glendola School.