1951 Map of New Gretna

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Bass River State Forest and the surrounding coastal lowlands define this survey of the New Jersey Pine Barrens and tidal marshes in the early 1950s. The settlement of New Gretna sits at a critical junction of land and water, where the Garden State Parkway is shown in its early alignment crossing the Mullica River. This era captures a landscape defined by traditional maritime and agricultural activities, evidenced by several Cranberry Bogs and the sprawling Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge protecting the salt marshes of Great Bay.