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1948 Map of Pleasantville

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Pleasantville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines define the transit corridor of the late 1940s, connecting the interior county seat of Mays Landing to the bustling coastal hubs of Pleasantville and Ocean City. This postwar landscape reveals a complex network of coastal waterways and marshes, where the Great Egg Harbor River flows past timbered stretches of Grisoms Swamp and historic landings like Scullville and English Creek.

Upstream from the shore, agricultural and industrial footprints appear in the form of Cranberry Bogs near Lake Lenape and the protected Absecon Watershed Reservoir. Small rail-stop settlements such as McKee City Station, Cardiff Station, and Doughtys Station illustrate the importance of the railroad in the development of Atlantic County before the full dominance of the modern highway system. From the barrier island developments of Margate City to the inland tracts of Egg Harbor and Hamilton, the map documents a region balancing its maritime economy with growing suburban infrastructure.