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1898 Map of Pemberton

Name: 1898 Topographic Map of Pemberton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

About this map

Hanover Furnace and Mary Ann Furnace anchor this late nineteenth-century landscape, revealing the industrial heritage of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The network of branches feeding the North Branch Rancocas Creek once powered several milling operations, including Burrs Mill, Lower Mill, and Upper Mill. The map documents a transition in local industry, noting the presence of the Lebanon Glassworks and the emergence of early health resorts like Browns Mills in the Pines.

Logistical connections are dominated by the Pennsylvania R. R. and the Pemberton and Hightstown R. R., which linked agricultural hubs such as Smithville and Vincentown to larger markets. Family-named landmarks such as Sooy Place, Johnson Place, and Hedger House are scattered among the wetlands of Bear Swamp, providing essential reference points for genealogists tracing ancestral homesteads in Burlington County.