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1898 Map of Hackettstown

Name: 1898 Topographic Map of Hackettstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1902
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1902

About this map

The Musconetcong River and Pequest River valleys define this late-nineteenth-century landscape of Warren, Sussex, and Morris Counties. This era showcases a complex web of industrial transportation, including the Morris and Essex Div and the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which served the iron and agricultural interests of the region. A notable industrial landmark is the Oxford Tunnel near the southwestern edge of the survey.

Smaller settlements and rural centers such as Blairstown, Hope, and Waterloo are shown before the suburban shifts of the twentieth century. The map also captures several distinct water bodies like Budd Lake and Silver Lake, alongside the prominent Schooley Mountain. Geologists and local historians can trace the early infrastructure of the Lehigh and Hudson River Railroad as it cuts across the center of the terrain past Great Meadows.