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1906 Map of Bordentown

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of Bordentown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

Bordentown serves as a focal point for this early 20th-century landscape where the Delaware River meets an intricate network of inland waterways and rail lines. The convergence of the Pennsylvania Railroad Amboy Div. and the Kinkora Branch highlights the era's transport-driven growth across the New Jersey and Pennsylvania border. Small agricultural and industrial hubs like Yardville and Allentown are depicted alongside numerous milling sites, including Carsons Mills and Hutchinsons Mill, which were vital to the local economy.

Topographical details from C.C. Vermeule and J.M. Whitman reveal the undulating terrain defined by Doctors Creek and Crosswicks Creek. Local historians can trace family-named settlements like Pullentown and Nelsonville, or locate vanished rail stops such as Newtown Sta. The presence of an Electric line near Trenton further illustrates the period's technological shift as utility infrastructure began to shape the rural landscape between the Millstone River and Assiscunk Creek.