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1888 Map of Mount Holly

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

USGS Topo · Published 1888

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Moorestown and Marlton anchor this late-19th-century landscape, which is defined by a dense network of early New Jersey rail lines and milling operations. Several major rail routes converge here, including the Pennsylvania Railroad Amboy Division and the Philadelphia Marlton and Medford Railroad, illustrating the region's role as a transportation hub for agricultural and industrial goods moving toward Philadelphia.

The presence of numerous family-named mills, such as Jennings Mill, Ballinger's Mill, and Braddock's Mill, points to a water-driven economy powered by the Rancocas Creek and Mullica or Atsion River systems. In the southeastern reaches, the Jobstown Bog and the West Jersey Cranberry Meadow Branch highlight the importance of specialty wetlands agriculture. Notable smaller settlements like Colemantown, Evesboro, and Gibbsborough appear alongside prominent terrain features like Bear Swamp, providing a detailed look at Burlington County's settlement patterns before 20th-century suburbanization.