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1948 Map of Delaware City

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Delaware City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Fort Delaware sits prominently on Pea Patch Island, anchoring a landscape defined by the strategic and commercial utility of the Delaware River just after the war. The waterway is a hive of maritime infrastructure, featuring the critical junction of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal near Delaware City. Civil and military history converge here, with the Finns Point National Cemetery and Fort Mott State Park on the New Jersey shore facing the Governor Bacon Health Center and various U S Reservations on the Delaware side.

The river is marked by numerous aids to navigation, including the Quarantine Station and specialized terrain like Artificial Island. Small riverside settlements such as Port Penn, Thorntown, and Oakwood Beach dot the coastline, often situated near vast marshy reaches like the Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge and Abbots Meadow. This survey captures the region as a vital maritime corridor, balancing industrial transit with significant public and military landholdings.