1940 Map of Weehawken

About this map

The Hackensack River and Passaic River dominate this 1940 landscape, carving through the expansive wetlands of Eight Day Swamp and Walden Swamp. The map illustrates a region in heavy industrial and transit transition, where the Pulaski Skyway and Tonnelle Ave cut across the meadows. Local aviation history is centered at the Bendix Airport and the adjacent Bendix Aviation facility, while the intricate rail network includes the Erie RR and the West Shore RR leading to the West Shore Terminal on the Hudson River. Significant civic and institutional landmarks are clustered throughout, including the Hudson County Penitentiary near Snake Hill and numerous burial grounds like St Peters Cem and Fairview Cem, serving the dense populations of Garfield, West New York, and Hackensack.