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1906 Map of Lambertville

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of Lambertville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

The Delaware River corridor serves as the primary artery of commerce and movement through this region, flanked by the Delaware and Raritan Canal and the Pennsylvania Railroad Belvidere Division. Industrial hubs like Lambertville and New Hope anchor the riverbanks, where topography shifts from the river flats to prominent elevations like Baldpate Mtn and Pennington Mtn. The landscape is a dense network of early 20th-century agriculture and rail-dependent transit, with the Flemington Branch and Philadelphia and Reading Railroad connecting inland settlements such as Ringoes and Hopewell.

Surveyed in part by Ira M. Flocker and J.M. Whitman, the map details a complex system of local turnpikes and family-named corners. From the river crossing at Washington Crossing to the small upland hamlets of Locktown and Rileyville, the map captures the transition between the river's industrial economy and the rural townships of East Amwell and West Amwell. Researchers can trace the alignment of the Doylestown Turnpike and numerous small watercourses like Wickecheoke Creek that powered local development.