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1888 Map of Morristown

Name: 1888 Topographic Map of Morristown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1888
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1888

About this map

Industrial activity and water management define this late-nineteenth-century landscape, centered on the operations of the Hibernia Mine and the complex drainage of the Passaic River basin. The area is a network of marshes and lowlands, such as Great Piece Meadows, Bog and Vly Meadows, and Hatfield Swamp, which are crossed by several named river crossings including Horse Neck Bridge and Swinefield Bridge.

Rail infrastructure is highly developed, with the Boonton Branch of Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad and the New York and Greenwood Lake R.R. connecting settlements like Lincoln Park, Montville, and Pequanac. The presence of the Morris Canal Feeder near Wayne illustrates the era's reliance on artificial waterways for transport and power, while upland features like Splitrock Pond overlook the developing valleys of Morris Co. and Essex Co.