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1905 Map of Raritan

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Raritan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1905
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1905

About this map

Jenny Jump Mountain and the high ridges of Cushetunk Mountain define the topography of this early 20th-century New Jersey landscape. The map captures a complex industrial and transport network, featuring an extensive system of rail lines such as the Delaware Lackawanna and Western R.R. and the Morris and Essex R.R., which navigated the valleys between Schooley Mountain and Green Pond Mountain.

Settlement patterns reveal established towns like Washington and Blairstown alongside specialized sites like the Powder Depot near Picatinny Peak and the Water Power Canal Raceway in the south. The presence of Oxford Tunnel and names like Cat Swamp Mtn. reflect the region's intersection of natural barriers and engineering efforts. This 1903 revision, published in 1905, documents the transition of Northern New Jersey from a largely agrarian and mining-based economy toward more integrated industrial centers connected by the Central R.R. of N.J. and various branch lines.