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1898 Map of Glassboro

Name: 1898 Topographic Map of Glassboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

Glassboro and its surrounding townships in Gloucester County serve as the focal point for this late nineteenth-century topographic study. The landscape is defined by a dense radial network of railroads, reflecting the region's importance as a transportation hub for glass manufacturing and agricultural trade. Lines such as the West Jersey and Seashore R. R. and the Atlantic City R. R. connect established glass-making centers like Clayton and Elmer with smaller crossroads like Aura and Monroeville.

Waterways like the Maurice River and Raccoon Creek drain the coastal plain, while local industry is evidenced by sites like Fries Mill. Numerous small settlements and junctions, including Sherwin, Heritage, and Iona, are documented before many were absorbed by twentieth-century suburban expansion. The detailed survey by C.C. Vermeule captures the transition from a nineteenth-century rail-and-creek economy into the early modern era.