The Raritan River and the Delaware and Raritan Canal form the industrial and geographic spine of this Somerset County landscape. The mapping details the dense urban transition from the Somerset County Courthouse in Somerville to the residential heights of Martinsville and Green Knoll. Between the ridges of First Watchung Mtn and Second Watchung Mtn, the Washington Valley Reservoir and Chimney Rock highlight the area's complex drainage and geological relief. For the local historian, the sheet preserves the locations of several burial grounds, including the Van Nest Burying Ground and Old Somerville Cem, alongside smaller settlements like Ukrainian Village and Zarephath that maintain distinct identities within the suburban corridor.
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1888 · Plainfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · New Brunswick
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Princeton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Somerville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · New Brunswick
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Plainfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Somerville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1894 · Princeton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1898 · Plainfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1898 · Somerville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500