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1993 Map of Canton

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Canton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The coastal marshlands and rural settlements of Lower Alloways Creek define this landscape along the Delaware Bay in the early 1990s. This survey illustrates a complex network of tidewater ecology and agriculture, where extensive wetlands like Mad Horse Creek State Wildlife Management Area and Newport Meadows meet established inland crossroads. Small hamlets such as Canton and Harmersville serve as focal points for the surrounding countryside, connected by historic thoroughfares like Hell Neck Road and Maskells Mill Road.

The persistence of water-based industry and early infrastructure is evident at Maskells Mill and the Stow Creek Landing. Inland, the map documents local community anchors including the Canton Ch and Lower Alloways Creek Sch. Distinctive landforms like Arnold Point and the family-named corridors of Bacons Neck and Stathems Neck reveal how the geography of the Delaware shoreline has shaped land use and property boundaries for generations.