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1967 Map of Weehawken

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Weehawken
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Hackensack River and its expansive wetlands, including Eight Day Swamp and Walden Swamp, anchor this detailed survey of northeastern New Jersey. This era represents a period of significant industrial and infrastructure development, dominated by the sprawling Teterboro Airport and a dense network of major transportation corridors such as the New Jersey Turnpike and the Pulaski Skyway. The landscape is a complex mosaic of dense urban settlements like Union City and West New York, and industrial pockets like Babbitt.

Genealogists and local historians can find a wealth of community landmarks, from parochial institutions like St Michaels Monastery and Immaculate Conception Sch to numerous burial grounds including Fairview Cemetery and Lodi Cem. The importance of the region as a communications hub is evident in the cluster of broadcast facilities such as Radio Towers (WINS) and Radio Towers (WAAT) situated across the marshes. Educational institutions, notably Fairleigh Dickinson University, appear alongside the heavy rail infrastructure of the Erie Lackawanna RR and Amtrak.