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1967 Map of Elizabeth

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Elizabeth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Newark and its surrounding industrial and transit corridors define this mid-century landscape at the intersection of the Passaic River and Newark Bay. The map documents the immense infrastructure of the Newark Airport and the complex rail networks of the Penn Central, Lehigh Valley, and Central RR of New Jersey. Extensive maritime facilities, including the Port Newark Channel and Elizabeth Channel, show the density of mid-to-late 20th-century shipping and manufacturing.

Residential and academic life is visible in the dense grids of Elizabeth, Irvington, and Hillside. Educational institutions such as Seton Hall Univ, Rutgers Univ (Newark Campus), and Newark State College anchor these communities. Genealogists can locate numerous historic burial grounds like Evergreen Cemetery and Rose Hill Cemetery, while the Goethals Bridge (Toll) and New Jersey Turnpike illustrate the era's dependence on high-capacity automotive transit connecting New Jersey to Staten Island and New York City.