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1948 Map of Canton

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Canton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Lower Alloways Creek and Stow Creek dominate this 1940s coastal landscape, where the tides of the Delaware Bay meet a complex network of marshland guts and inlets. The rural character of the era is preserved in small settlements like Canton and Harmersville, while the importance of local education is marked by the Canton Sch and Bacons Neck Sch. The map reveals a transition in transportation, showing an Abandoned RR and the Greenwich Airport near the tidal meadows.

Detailed drainage patterns are visible along Solters Creek and Hope Creek, where names like Stony Inlet and Alder Cove define the shoreline. Further inland, agricultural hamlets such as Garrison Corner and Gum Tree Corner are linked by historic routes including Stow Neck Road and Hancock Bridge Road. Local industry and landmarks of the mid-century period are represented by Maskell Mill and Stow Creek Landing.