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1953 Map of Pitman West

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

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Raccoon Creek and its many tributaries, including Edwards Run and Clems Run, define the agricultural and residential landscape of this Gloucester County region in the early 1950s. The map illustrates a network of small settlements such as Richwood, Ewan, and Aura linked by rural roads and the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines railroad, which skirts the eastern edge through Glassboro. This era shows the transition of the land from intensive milling and farming to suburban expansion around Pitman.

Evidence of the area's older industry is found at Wrights Mill and Jessups Mill, while community life centers on landmarks like the Richwood Academy and St Stephens Ch. The topography is marked by numerous small bodies of water, from the recreation-focused Alcyon Lake to smaller rural points like Omary Lake and Loggerhead Pond. The boundary between Gloucester and Salem counties crosses the southern portion of the sheet near Monroeville.