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2011 Map of Delaware City

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Delaware City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Delaware City serves as the hub of this maritime landscape, positioned where the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal meets the Delaware River. The map details a complex network of waterways and low-lying coastal features, including the strategically significant Pea Patch Island and the lighthouse-adjacent Reedy Island. Moving south along the western shore, small riverside communities like Thorntown, Port Penn, and Augustine Beach indicate a long history of river-dependent settlement.

Across the river in New Jersey, the terrain transitions into the wetlands of Finns Point, where the Finns Point National Cemetery stands as a notable landmark near Fort Elfsborg. The map captures the industrial and navigational importance of the Intracoastal Waterway, while naming numerous shoals and bars like Bulkhead Shoal and Goose Island Flats that have long defined navigation in these tidal reaches.