1953 Map of Buena

About this map

The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines and the Central Railroad of New Jersey intersect in the southern half of this South Jersey landscape, anchoring the development of Buena, Landisville, and Minotola. The map reveals a transition from these clustered railroad settlements to the agricultural and wetland expanses defined by Cranberry Bog and the Great Egg Harbor River. Local institutions such as the St Michaels Ch, Cleary Sch, and St Marys Cem mark the community centers of the early 1950s.