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1956 Map of Five Points

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Five Points
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The agricultural and industrial sprawl of south Jersey's Pine Barrens is visible in this mid-century survey of the Vineland and Millville periphery. Settled patterns of immigrant farming communities are evidenced by names like New Italy and East Vineland, with social centers such as Our Lady of Pompeii Ch and St Marys Ch serving the rural population. The landscape is heavily shaped by the silica industry, with numerous Gravel Pits dotting the terrain near the Maurice River and Manantico Creek.

A notable complex on this sheet is the Vineland Training School, which included the Manantico Colony situated near Manantico Lake. Transport and trade are anchored by the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines, which facilitated the movement of goods from local sites like Bennetts Mill and Leamings Mill. The vast network of drainage, including Sweeten Water and the Manumuskin River, underscores the region's complex hydrology.