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1944 Map of Newark

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Newark
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Delaware River serves as the central artery for this mid-20th-century corridor, connecting the industrial hubs of Philadelphia, Trenton, and Easton. This survey captures a region in transition, where the established rail networks of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Reading Railroad are supplemented by the emerging dominance of the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway. The presence of Levittown and Lakewood signifies the rapid suburbanization pushing outward from the core cities into former farmland.

Military readiness and public space are heavily represented by the sprawling Fort Dix Military Reservation and the Lakehurst Naval Air Station. To the west, the landscape rises into Blue Mountain and the Pocono Mountains, marking a sharp contrast to the dense urban grid of Newark and the coastal settlements along Barnegat Bay. Historians can trace the lineage of early preservation at Washington Crossing State Park and Valley Forge State Park during this era of post-war growth.