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1955 Map of Oswego Lake

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Oswego Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Penn State Forest and Bass River State Forest dominate this mid-century landscape in the heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The map illustrates a region transitioning from isolated agricultural and forestry pockets to one with a significant federal footprint. Visible are the US Naval Reservation Warren Grove Target Area and a U S Government Reservation (Aeronautical Communication Station), complete with a Radio Tower and Airfield.

Legacy land uses are evidenced by numerous water bodies and drainage branches, such as Oswego Lake, Lake Absegami, and various Cranberry Bog operations and Reservoirs. Historic localities like Leektown and Sim Place are noted alongside local infrastructure like Bartletts Bridge and Dans Bridge. The eastern edge of the sheet shows the Garden State Parkway while it was still under development, marking the arrival of modern transit through this traditional woodland and marsh environment.