1905 Map of High Bridge

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Cushetunk Mountain forms a dramatic horseshoe-shaped ridge around Round Valley, a defining geological landmark in this early twentieth-century survey of Hunterdon County. The landscape is a complex network of narrow valleys and ridges, where the Musconetcong River and South Branch Raritan River provide the primary drainage. This era was defined by intense rail activity, with the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley RR intersecting at key junctions. The town of Flemington sits at a major rail terminus in the south, while the High Bridge Branch winds north through steep terrain. Smaller nineteenth-century settlements such as Glen Gardner, Junction, and Quakertown are shown in their original orientations, many serving as local centers for the surrounding agrarian townships before the expansion of the modern highway system redefined the region.