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1952 Map of Pleasantville

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Pleasantville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The US Naval Reservation Atlantic City Naval Air Station dominates the central landscape of this 1952 study, highlighting the significant military presence in Atlantic County during the early Cold War. Situated at the junction of Galloway, Hamilton, and Egg Harbor townships, the area shows a transition from rural crossroads to suburban development. The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines cut diagonally across the terrain, linking historic settlements like Pomona and Absecon with the urban center of Pleasantville.

Water management and transportation infrastructure are prominent, with the Atlantic City Reservoir and various small municipal airfields, such as McGinnis Airport and the Pleasantville-Somers Point Airport, illustrating the region's mid-century growth. Genealogists will find interest in the cluster of burial grounds, including the Laurel Memorial Cemetery and Sholem Cemetery, while local historians can trace the early path of the Garden State Parkway as it began to reshape coastal New Jersey.