1989 Map of Oceanville

About this map

Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge and the Absecon State Wildlife Management Areas dominate this coastal landscape of Atlantic County, where the intricate tidal systems of Reeds Bay and Absecon Bay meet the mainland. The map captures a moment of late 20th-century development as the Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway bypass traditional inland settlements like Smithville and Leeds Point. The contrast between the dense residential grid of Absecon and Pleasantville and the expansive salt marshes is sharp.