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1905 Map of Hackettstown

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Hackettstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1905
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1905

About this map

Hackettstown serves as a focal point for this 1905 landscape, where the Musconetcong River and Pequest River carve through the ridges of Schooley Mountain and Jenny Jump Mountain. This era is defined by a dense network of industrial and transport infrastructure, most notably the winding path of the Morris Canal and the Oxford Tunnel on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad. These engineering feats reflect the region's role in moving anthracite coal and iron ore during the early 20th century.

Local history researchers will find a wealth of vanished economic activity, from the milling at Swayze Mills to the small lakeside clusters at Budd Lake. The map reveals the intricate water systems that powered local development, including numerous ponds like Allamuchy Pond and Silver Lake, and the way settlements like Vienna, Danville, and Johnsonburg were positioned along the intersecting lines of the Lehigh and Hudson River Railroad and the New York Susquehanna and Western Railroad.