1956 Map of Port Elizabeth

About this map

Maurice River shipping and sand extraction define this mid-century portrait of southern New Jersey. The western edge of the map shows a string of riverfront settlements—Port Elizabeth, Bricksboro, Mauricetown, Dorchester, and Leesburg—connected by the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines and historic thoroughfares like the Old Stage Road. The presence of numerous Gravel Pits and Sand and Gravel Pits along the river and rail corridors points to the region's industrial reliance on glass sands and construction materials.