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2014 Map of Tuckerton

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Tuckerton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Tuckerton and its neighboring coastal settlements are detailed here in a landscape defined by complex tidal marshlands and maritime history. The transition from established residential areas like Giffordtown and West Tuckerton into the vast networks of Little Egg Harbor and Tuckerton Bay reveals a coastline heavily influenced by water transport and aquaculture. One can trace the small channels and thoroughfares, such as Johnny Thorofare and Sloop Thorofare, which weave between numerous sedge islands including Hester Sedge and Middle Sedge.

On the eastern barrier, the community of Holgate sits near the edge of Long Beach Island, while further inland, local history is anchored by Greenwood Cem and the waters of Pohatcong Lake. The map illustrates the 21st-century footprint of these South Jersey communities, showing how roads like Great Bay Blvd extend deep into the wetlands toward Cape Horn, providing a record of the modern shoreline before ongoing coastal shifts.