1906 Map of Morristown

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Boonton and its surrounding iron-rich highlands anchor this 1906 study of northern New Jersey, where the Morris Canal and the Morris Canal Feeder illustrate the intricate water management required for early industrial transport. The map details a landscape transitioning from the rugged mining terrain near Hibernia and Copperas Mtn to the low-lying wetlands of the Great Piece Meadows and Hatfield Swamp. This era captures the dense network of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad as it connects established townships like Morristown and Florham Park. Along the Passaic and Whippany River, numerous river crossings such as Cooks Bridge and Swinefield Bridge suggest the local transit patterns of the day, while family-named settlements like Lyonsville and Taylortown provide valuable data for genealogists tracing ancestral homesteads in Morris and Passaic Counties.