1956 Map of Egg Harbor City

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Egg Harbor City dominates the southeastern quadrant of this map, its rigid grid of streets named for international cities like Antwerp Avenue and Bremen Avenue contrasting with the wandering branches of the Mullica River to the north. The area's mid-century transportation network is defined by the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines and the White Horse Pike, which cut diagonally through the pine forests. Smaller outlying settlements such as Elwood, Magnolia, and Devonshire dot the rail corridor, while the southern landscape near Carmantown and Laureldale shows a transition toward more open terrain.