1898 Map of Lake Hopatcong

About this map

Lake Hopatcong serves as the central focal point of this late-19th-century landscape, surrounded by a burgeoning network of summer resorts and iron-mining districts. The intricate shoreline, featuring Halsey Island and Bertrand Island, is already well-defined, while the Morris Canal cuts across the terrain to connect the highlands with industrial centers to the east. Transportation is a defining characteristic of this era, with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad and various branches like the High Bridge Branch of Central Railroad of New Jersey tracing through valleys and mountain gaps to serve towns such as Dover and Stanhope.