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1918 Map of Tuckahoe

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Tuckahoe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

Industrial vestiges and small agricultural settlements define this South Jersey landscape, where the West Jersey Railroad cuts a diagonal path through the Atlantic and Cumberland County interior. The map records a transition from early iron-working sites like Old Etna Furnace and Walker's Forge to established milling centers including Bennett Mill, Fries Mills, and Hunters Mill. The drainage of the Tuckahoe River and Manumuskin River anchors the geography, while the Old Cape Road provides a terrestrial link between the inland pine barrens and the coast.

Local history is reflected in specific community names such as New Italy and Steelmantown, pointing to the ethnic and familial foundations of the region's late 19th-century growth. From the small hubs of Milmay and Dorothy to the riverfront activity at Port Elizabeth and Mauricetown, the survey documents a network of hamlets connected by timber, water power, and early rail transit before the modern highway era.