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1966 Map of Beverly

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Beverly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

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The Delaware River serves as the central artery for this mid-1960s landscape, dividing the urbanizing reaches of Philadelphia and Bucks Co, Pennsylvania, from the riverfront communities of Burlington Co, New Jersey. The Pennsylvania side is densely developed, dominated by institutions like the Philadelphia State Hospital and the County Prison Farm, alongside the sprawling Liberty Bell Park and North Philadelphia Airport. This period captures the post-war suburban surge in neighborhoods such as Croydon, Edgewater Park, and Willingboro, where new street grids and schools like John F Kennedy High Sch and Abraham Levitt High Sch replaced earlier agricultural patterns.

Industrial and transport history is prominent along the banks, with the Penn Central railroad paralleling the river and heavy infrastructure like the Dredge Harbor at Delran and various sewage disposal plants serving the growing population. Local history is deeply etched in the numerous religious and educational centers, including Nazareth Academy, Holy Family College, and the sprawling Beverly National Cemetery.