1898 Map of Hackettstown

About this map

The Pequest River and Musconetcong River valleys define the industrial and agricultural landscape of Northwest New Jersey at the end of the nineteenth century. Centered on Hackettstown, the survey reveals a complex network of transportation including the Morris and Essex Division and the New York Susquehanna and Western Railroad, which bypassed significant terrain obstacles like Jenny Jump Mountain. High-altitude water bodies such as Budd Lake (Lake Hopatcong) and Allamuchy Pond sit atop Schooley Mountain and Allamuchy Mountain, providing a stark contrast to the low-lying Great Meadows. Local industry is evidenced by sites like Swayze Mills and the Oxford Tunnel, while smaller hamlets like Vienna, Petersburg, and Townsbury mark the early settlement patterns of Warren and Morris counties before modern suburban expansion.