1894 Map of Princeton

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The Delaware and Raritan Canal carves a vital corridor through central New Jersey in this late 19th-century survey, shadowing the winding Millstone River from Kingston up toward East Millstone. The landscape is defined by its transition from the elevated Sourland Mountain in the west to the emerging rail hubs and university grounds centered on Princeton. This era shows the critical intersection of water-bound commerce and the rising steam era, with the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad crisscrossing the agricultural township lands.