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1967 Map of Pitman West

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Pitman West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Mullica Hill serves as a prominent focal point in this late-1960s landscape, situated at the confluence of Raccoon Creek and several early roadways. The map illustrates a rural New Jersey in transition, where established agricultural areas meet the expanding boroughs of Pitman and Glassboro. To the south, the terrain becomes increasingly marshy, defined by the expansive Elephant Swamp and numerous small water bodies like Loggerhead Pond and Garrison Lake.

Transport and early industry are visible through the path of the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines and remnants of local milling history at Wrights Mill and Jessups Mill. Small, historic settlements like Hardingville, Aura, and Ewan are documented alongside their local landmarks, including Siloam Ch and Holy Name Ch. This survey captures the region just as suburban growth began to reach into the traditional farmsteads of Harrison and Elk townships.