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1956 Map of Green Bank

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Green Bank
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Mullica River and its labyrinth of marshy tributaries like Landing Creek and Teal Creek dominate this mid-century portrait of Atlantic and Burlington counties. The landscape transitions from the protected timberlands of Wharton State Forest and Green Bank State Forest in the north to the orderly street grids of Germania and Egg Harbor City in the south. These settlements, often bearing German-inspired street names such as Bremen Ave and Pestalozzi Street, reflect the area's cultural heritage and agricultural development.

Industry and transport are evidenced by the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines corridor and the newly developed Garden State Parkway cutting through the southeastern corner near Port Republic. For local historians, the map preserves the locations of several smaller landings and rural landmarks, including Clarks Landing and the Clarks Mill Burying Ground, alongside established religious sites like the Lower Bank Ch and Snyder Ch.