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1957 Map of Trenton East

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Trenton East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Delaware River corridor defines the western edge of this 1957 survey, where industrial and transportation networks converge near Bordentown and eastern Trenton. The landscape is a mix of dense urban development and the early expansion of residential neighborhoods like Mercerville, Hamilton Square, and The Orchards. Key infrastructure, including the Pennsylvania Turnpike and New Jersey Turnpike, carves through the terrain, illustrating the region's importance as a transit hub.

Social and institutional landmarks are prominent throughout the area, from the State Fairgrounds and Greenwood Cemetery in the north to the State Reformatory and State Industrial School further south. Local character is visible in family-named locales and small communities such as Hutchinson Mills, Sylvan Glen, and North Crosswicks. The intricate waterways of Assunpink Creek and Crosswicks Creek provide a natural counterpoint to the growing suburban grid and the heavy presence of the Pennsylvania RR.