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1898 Map of Chester

Name: 1898 Topographic Map of Chester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1917
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1917

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Glen Mills, Lenni Mills, and Sycamore Mills define the industrial character of the Pennsylvania backcountry at the close of the nineteenth century. This landscape is a dense network of water-powered industry and early rail lines, where Ridley Creek and Crum Creek descend toward the industrial waterfront at Eddystone. The survey reveals a region in transition, documenting established waypoints like Newtown Square alongside newer educational and social institutions such as the Williamson School and the House of Refuge.

Across the Delaware River, the New Jersey shoreline at Greenwich and Logan remains dominated by tidal creeks and marshes, including Repaupo Creek and Oldmans Cr.. The presence of the Lazaretto on the riverbank speaks to the maritime history of the Philadelphia approaches, while the complex web of railroads like the Pennsylvania R. R. and Baltimore & Ohio R. R. illustrates the rapid growth of the Upper Darby and Haverford suburbs.