1967 Map of Runnemede

About this map

Big Timber Creek and its many branches, including the South Branch and North Branch, carve through this section of southern New Jersey during a period of intense suburbanization. The landscape is a dense network of residential boroughs like Runnemede, Glendora, and Magnolia, interspersed with critical regional infrastructure. This late 1960s perspective shows the convergence of the New Jersey Turnpike and the Atlantic City Expressway, signaling the area's role as a transportation hub for the Philadelphia metro region. Education and public health centers are prominent, featuring Camden County College and the Lakeland General Hospital complex, which includes the county jail. While residential red-tinted zones dominate, the map still records the industrial footprint of numerous gravel pits and the legacy of the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines moving through Stratford and Lindenwold.