1903 Map of Paterson

About this map

Industrial and suburban expansion define this early twentieth-century landscape, where the Passaic River and Hackensack River power a region in transition. The map captures the engineering of the era, notably the Morris Canal winding through the western hills and the infrastructure of the Newark Waterworks and Jersey City Waterworks. Numerous railroads, including the New York Susquehanna and Western RR, crisscross the townships of Acquackanonk and Lodi, illustrating the density of transport required by the growing textile and manufacturing centers.