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1955 Map of Beverly

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Beverly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Delaware River serves as the central artery for this mid-century portrait of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey border, dividing the industrial and residential growth of Bensalem and Bristol from the riverfront communities of Beverly and Delran. The landscape is dominated by institutional footprints and early suburban expansion, notably the sprawling grounds of the Philadelphia State Hospital and the County Prison Farm near Linconia. Transport networks including the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Lincoln Highway dictate the development patterns of towns like Croydon and Cornwells Heights.

Genealogists will find significant value in the detailed mapping of religious and civic landmarks, from the Beverly National Cemetery to numerous parochial institutions like Holy Ghost Missionary College and the Sacred Heart Convent. The presence of several Gravel Pits and the Dredge Harbor reflects the area's active industrial dredging and resource extraction during this era of post-war suburbanization.