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1953 Map of Pitman East

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Pitman East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The educational and agricultural landscape of Gloucester County emerges in this early 1950s survey, dominated by the campus of the State Teachers College in Glassboro. The region serves as a vital transportation corridor, where the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines and the Black Horse Pike facilitate movement between the growing boroughs and the surrounding farmland.

Smaller settlements and crossroads like Cross Keys and Fries Mill anchor the rural landscape, supported by a network of community institutions such as Ebenezer Ch and the Elsmere Sch. The hydrology of the area is well-defined by numerous managed water bodies, including Wilson Lake, Kandle Lake, and Bells Lake, which historically supported local industry and recreation. For genealogists, the map provides precise locations for several burial grounds, including Cedar Green Cem and Hillcrest Cem, alongside dozens of named stream branches that define the property lines of the era.