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1901 Map of Camden

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Camden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

The Delaware River serves as the central artery for this 1901 survey, delineating the industrial and maritime boundaries between Philadelphia and Camden. At the heart of the waterway, the U.S. Navy Yard at League Id. and the defensive fortifications of Fort Mifflin underscore the era's strategic naval importance. The landscape is deeply etched by a complex transportation network, including the West Jersey and Seashore RR and the Pennsylvania RR, which spurred the growth of inland towns like Glassboro, Woodstown, and Swedesboro.

Downstream, the terrain transitions into a mosaic of creeks and marshlands, where features like the Salem Canal and Big Mannington Hill define the low-lying geography. The map captures the region's late 19th-century transition from agrarian roots to a connected industrial corridor, preserved here before mid-century urban expansion. Small rural landmarks, such as Berry Chapel and various family-named points like Thompson Point, provide granular detail for those researching the early development of Southern New Jersey and the Pennsylvania shoreline.