1947 Map of Weehawken

About this map

The Hackensack River and Berry Creek wind through a complex industrial and transport landscape just west of the Hudson River in the late 1940s. This survey highlights the dense rail infrastructure of the era, centered on the massive Secaucus Yards and Secaucus Sta, which served as a critical hub for the Erie RR and Lackawanna and Western RR. The map captures a moment when the tidal marshes of Walden Swamp and Eight Day Swamp still separated the growing boroughs of Moonachie, Carlstadt, and Little Ferry from the more developed heights.