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1903 Map of Paterson

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Paterson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1904
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1904

About this map

Industrial expansion and critical water infrastructure define the landscape of northern New Jersey at the turn of the century. The Morris Canal snakes through the terrain south of Garret Rock, representing the aging hydraulic engineering of the era, while the Dundee Dam on the Passaic River anchors the heavy manufacturing centers of South Paterson and Dundee. The prominence of the Jersey City Waterworks and Newark Waterworks highlights the region's vital role in supporting the nearby metropolitan populations.

In Bergen County, the rail network of the New York Susquehanna and Western Railroad and the Northern Railroad of New Jersey connects a string of growing communities like Etna and Peetzburg. To the east, the Hackensack River flows through the extensive tidal marshes toward Boiling Spring, while the dramatic rise of the Palisade and Bergen Hill marks the eastern edge of the survey before reaching the Hudson River.