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1900 Map of Cassville

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Cassville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1906
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1906

About this map

Lahaway Plantations and the extensive milling operations along the winding tributaries of the Manalapan Brook and Metedeconk River define this rural landscape at the turn of the century. The map illustrates a dense network of local settlements and industries, from the cluster of Oakland Mills and Blacks Mills in the north to the southern rail corridor of the Central Railroad of New Jersey.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the transition between Monmouth Co. and Ocean Co. through a landscape of family-named landmarks like Carrs Tavern, Clayton Corner, and Debow Hill. The intricate drainage system of the Pine Barrens is evident in the numerous branches and brooks, including the curiously named The Alligator marsh and the prominent Butterfly Bridge over the South Branch Metedeconk River. Small hamlets such as Cassville and Perrineville serve as central nodes in this late 19th-century agricultural and milling region.