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1957 Map of Heislerville

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Heislerville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Delaware Bay defines the southern reach of this coastal survey, where the marshes of Cumberland and Cape May Counties meet the tide. Along the upper margin, the State Prison Farm and Belleplain State Forest occupy significant acreage, contrasting with the scattered residential clusters at Heislerville, Leesburg, and Delmont. This landscape is heavily shaped by its hydrology, with an intricate network of waterways such as West Creek, East Creek, and the winding Dennis Creek feeding into the bay.

Coastal access points like Thompsons Beach and Moores Beach illustrate the era's reliance on the shoreline, while the interior is marked by local landmarks such as Hands Millpond and the Eldora Sch. The mapping of Stipson Island and the various tidal ditches like Riggin Ditch reveals a complex marshland environment that supported both State Hunting and Fishing Grounds and small-scale inland agriculture.