1951 Map of Penns Grove

About this map

Penns Grove and the industrialized shoreline of the Delaware River define this mid-century survey of Salem County. The landscape is a mix of dense riverfront settlements like Carneys Point and Deepwater contrasted with the marshy lowlands of Pine Island Meadow and Kates Creek Meadow. Transportation is a primary theme, from the Wilmington Ferry Slip connecting to Delaware to the Reading Seashore Lines rail network featuring Friendship Sta and Perkintown Sta. Moving inland, the map reveals a more agrarian character in Upper Penns Neck and Haines Neck, where small family-named crossroads like Raines Corner and Slapes Corner served local farmers. Genealogists can locate rural institutions such as Haines Neck Ch and Concord Sch before post-war suburban expansion significantly altered the South Jersey interior.