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1953 Map of Lambertville

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Lambertville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Delaware River serves as the central artery for this mid-century portrait of the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border. On the western bank, the town of New Hope is shown with its connection to the Delaware Canal, while Lambertville mirrors it from the eastern shore in Hunterdon County. The map documents a landscape defined by significant Revolutionary War history, anchored by the Washington Crossing State Park and the small settlement of Washington Crossing.

Upland from the river, the terrain rises toward Solebury Mountain and Jericho Mountain, punctuated by local institutions like St Martins Ch and the Thompson Memorial Cem. The mapping, updated with 1960s aerial photography, reveals the presence of the Penn Central railroad and a developing network of rural roads connecting older hamlets like Buckmanville, Stoopville, and Penns Park. Traceable water features such as Aquetong Creek and Rabbit Run underscore the intricate drainage of this storied corridor.