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1954 Map of Caldwell

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Caldwell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Hatfield Swamp and the Great Piece Meadows form a broad, low-lying basin where the Passaic River meets the Rockaway River and Whippany River. This landscape of wetlands and winding brooks contrasts sharply with the suburban intensification shown in purple revision tints from 1970. The era's institutional footprint is substantial, featuring the Caldwell College for Women and Northeastern Bible Institute, alongside the County Sanitarium near North Caldwell.

Transport corridors like Bloomfield Ave and the Erie Railroad track the ridge lines of the Watchung Mountains, anchoring long-established communities from Caldwell to West Orange. Local history is deeply embedded in the map's numerous educational and religious sites, including the Amos W Harrison Sch and the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, which mark the transition from rural estates to the postwar suburban sprawl of Essex County.