1956 Map of Cedarville

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Cedarville and Newport anchor this coastal landscape in the mid-1950s, where the agricultural uplands of Cumberland County meet the expansive wetlands of The Glades and Bear Swamp. The Central Railroad of New Jersey tracks define the transportation spine of the region, cutting through Lummistown and providing a rail link for the inland sand pits and local mills. Along the Delaware Bay shoreline, isolated communities like Gandys Beach and Hollywood Beach are separated by a complex network of tidal guts and salt marshes, including Nantuxent Creek and the tidal reaches of Cedar Creek. Genealogy researchers will find significant markers of early settlement at the Old Stone Church and its accompanying Old Stone Church Cemetery, along with the Cedar Hill Church near the center of town. These established landmarks, alongside the Nantuxent Point Lighthouse, highlight a region defined by its reliance on both the fertile inland soils and the maritime resources of the bay.