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1954 Map of Washington

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Washington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Washington borough and its surrounding Warren County townships are defined by the prominent ridges of Jenny Jump Mountain and Mount Mohepinoke. During this era of the mid-twentieth century, the landscape reflects a transition from early industrial extraction to state-managed conservation and agriculture. Evidence of the region's mining history remains visible at the Iron Mine north of Oxford, while the valleys are threaded by the Lehigh and Hudson River and Lackawanna Railroad lines that served these communities.

Local civic life is centered around established settlements like Port Colden and Vienna, where the Vienna Ch and several schools anchor the community. The presence of the County Welfare House and the County Home Cemetery provides significant genealogical context for the period. To the northeast, the State Game Farm and Jenny Jump State Forest indicate the early preservation of the Musconetcong Valley’s natural character.