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1954 Map of New Brunswick

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of New Brunswick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Rutgers University and the Raritan River anchor this mid-century look at central New Jersey, where industrial growth and academic expansion meet. The map reveals the critical transportation corridors of the era, from the New Jersey Turnpike and Lincoln Highway to the historic Delaware and Raritan Canal and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Urban development in New Brunswick and Highland Park is captured in detail, alongside the National Headquarters Boy Scouts of America and the Rutgers College of Agriculture.

Beyond the city centers, the landscape transitions into a network of smaller communities and rural infrastructure. Local history researchers can identify vanished landmarks like the County Workhouse and family-named locations such as Paulas Corners, Patricks Corners, and Berdines Corners. Significant water features, including Farrington Lake, Westons Mill Pond, and De Voe Lake, illustrate the region's hydraulic and recreational geography before the intense suburbanization of later decades.