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1894 Map of Bridgeton

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Bridgeton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

Cohansey Creek and the Maurice River define the industrial and maritime layout of Cumberland County during this late 19th-century period. The map reveals a dense network of glass-manufacturing centers and agricultural hubs, with Bridgeton and Millville serving as primary anchors. The interior landscape is marked by smaller, specialized settlements like the Jewish agricultural colony of Carmel and established communities such as Gouldtown and Fairton.

Transportation infrastructure was heavily reliant on the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the West Jersey Railroad, which connected the bay-front landings to northern markets. In the south, the terrain transitions into the expansive Bear Swamp and the tidal marshes of The Glades, leading toward the Delaware River. This survey captures the region just as the railroad-driven commerce of the Cumberland and Maurice River Branch was at its peak, supporting local industries from oyster processing at Newport Landing to the glass houses of the larger towns.