1902 Map of Navesink

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Sandy Hook and the northern shore of Monmouth County dominate this coastal survey, where the Raritan River meets the Lower Bay near Sayreville. Inland, the landscape is defined by the early industrial and agricultural corridors of the Pennsylvania R.R. and Central R.R. of N.J., connecting established settlements like New Brunswick, Milltown, and Old Bridge. This era shows a network of water-powered industry at Weston Mills, Wescott Mills, and Bergen Mills, while the State Reform School near Jamesburg stands as a prominent institutional landmark. The coastal defenses at Fort Hancock and the numerous Life Saving Stations (L.S.S.) along the Atlantic indicate the maritime importance of the Navesink highlands and the entrance to New York Harbor. The southern reaches transition into the pine barrens, where the headwaters of the Toms River and Ridgeway Branch begin to snake through a less densely settled interior.