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1948 Map of Bordentown

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Bordentown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Delaware River corridor and its industrial-military landscape define this late 1940s survey of central New Jersey. Large military installations including Fort Dix and Mc Guire Air Force Base occupy significant acreage in the south, while the northern extent reaches the urban fringe of Trenton. The map documents a critical moment of infrastructure expansion, showing the New Jersey Turnpike as a primary artery through the agricultural heartland of Chesterfield and Mansfield townships.

Historical riverfront activity is visible near Bordentown, where the Pa Maritime Academy sits near Biles Island. Inland, the terrain rises toward local landmarks like Arneys Mount and Taylor Mountain. For those researching local heritage, the map identifies numerous small village centers such as Juliustown, Arneytown, and Imlaystown, alongside several Cem locations and the Pennsylvania Railroad lines that served the region's produce farms and mills before suburbanization accelerated.