1890 Map of Mullica

About this map

Batsto and Pleasant Mills sit at the geographic center of this late 19th-century survey, illustrating the industrial water-power network of the Mullica valley. The Mullica River and its numerous tributaries, including the Wading River and Nescochaque Creek, define a landscape of cedar swamps and wetlands like the Great Swamp. This era of the New Jersey Pine Barrens was characterized by remote river settlements and iron-works villages, many of which are captured here before their mid-20th century transitions.