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1893 Map of Little Egg Harbor

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Little Egg Harbor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1893
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1893

About this map

Tuckerton Railroad lines connect coastal settlements like West Creek and Parkertown during this late nineteenth-century survey of the New Jersey shore. The maritime landscape is defined by the expansive Little Egg Harbor and Great Bay, where numerous named sedges and islands such as Johney Sedge and Goodluck Island dot the wetlands. This era shows the intricate network of thoroughfares like Barrel Thoro and Willis Thoro that served as vital water routes before modern coastal development.

Inland, the terrain transitions from the salt marshes of Chestnut Neck to the sandy reaches of the West Plains. Historic industry is evident at Stafford Forge, while small hamlets like Munion Field and Nugentown represent the scattered agricultural and wood-cutting communities of the interior. Along the southern coast, the Little Egg Harbor Light stands on Tucker Beach near the settlement of Sea Haven, marking the treacherous entry for vessels moving between the ocean and the sheltered bays.