1954 Map of Hightstown

About this map

Hightstown stands as a focal point of this mid-century New Jersey landscape, showing the town's detailed street grid and the campus of Peddie Prep Sch just before major suburban expansion transformed the region. The map captures a moment when agriculture and academia defined the corridor between Philadelphia and New York. To the northwest, the Princeton University Medical Research Center and St Josephs Sch reflect the institutional character of the area, while the Millstone River and Delaware And Raritan Canal trace the historic industrial and transportation arteries that shaped early local development.