1955 Map of Roselle

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South Mountain Reservation and the Watchung Reservation anchor this densely settled corridor of Union and Essex Counties. The landscape is defined by a complex web of transportation, where the Lackawanna RR, Lehigh Valley RR, and Central RR of New Jersey converge among established suburban centers like Summit, Westfield, and Cranford. The 1955 survey data, updated with 1970 purple-tinted urban extensions, illustrates the rapid post-war growth filling the spaces between historic village cores. Educational and religious institutions are prominent, from Seton Hall University in the north to numerous parochial and public schools like Holy Trinity High Sch and Gaudineer Sch. Leisure and open space are integrated into the suburban fabric via the Baltusrol Golf Course and several municipal parks along the Rahway River and Echo Lake.