1948 Map of New Egypt

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Fort Dix Military Reservation and the adjacent McGuire Air Force Base dominate the southern half of this landscape, reflecting the intensive military presence in New Jersey just after World War II. The map details the complex infrastructure of these installations, including the Tilton General Hospital Annex, a Quartermaster laundry, and an Observation Tower near Taylors Mountain. North of the military bounds, the terrain shifts into a network of small agricultural and crossroads settlements such as New Egypt, Jacobstown, and Arneytown. The regional economy of the late 1940s is evident in the numerous Cranberry bogs and Cranberry Hall to the southeast, while the Pennsylvania Railroad and various stretches of Dismantled Railroad trace the evolution of local transportation and industry. Waterways like Crosswicks Creek and Lahaway Creek wind through the borderlands of Monmouth, Burlington, and Ocean counties.