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1954 Map of Washington

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Washington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Washington borough serves as the primary hub of this mid-century Warren County landscape, situated where the Pohatcong Creek valley meets the industrial infrastructure of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR. The topography is defined by the northeast-to-southwest ridges of Scotts Mountain and Pohatcong Mountain, framing a region shaped by both agriculture and mineral extraction. To the north, the Jenny Jump State Forest and the State Game Farm indicate a shift toward conservation and public land management.

Evidence of local social history is found in the County Welfare House and the nearby County Home Cemetery, alongside early industrial traces like the Iron Mines near Oxford. The transport history of the region is further marked by the proximity of the Lehigh and Hudson River RR and settlements like Port Colden and Port Murray, which developed along the corridor of the former Morris Canal. Smaller hamlets such as Karrsville, Danville, and Vienna dot the valleys, each anchored by local institutions like St Josephs Ch and various township schools.