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1901 Map of New Brunswick

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of New Brunswick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1920
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1920

About this map

The Raritan River defines the northern reaches of this coastal and inland corridor, where the maritime activity of South Amboy and the Great Beds L.H. meets the industrial and educational hub of New Brunswick. This survey, based on work from the mid-1880s, reveals a landscape intricately connected by the Pennsylvania Railroad (N. Y. Div.) and its several branches, including the Amboy Division. Small agricultural and milling outposts like Weston Mills, Spotswood, and Old Bridge are interspersed among a network of creeks and brooks that feed the Raritan Bay.

Further south, the geography shifts toward historical and institutional significance. The Monmouth Battle Ground stands near the southeast corner, preserving the memory of the Revolutionary War, while the State Reform School occupies a prominent tract near Jamesburg. For those tracing family roots or early New Jersey commerce, the map identifies specific railroad stops like Hoffman Station and Cranbury Station, as well as small settlements like Matchaponix and Fresh Ponds that were central to the late 19th-century economy of Middlesex and Monmouth counties.