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1942 Map of Whiting

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Whiting
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Whiting serves as the central rail hub of this 1940s landscape, where the Central Railroad of New Jersey and Reading Lines intersect amidst the pine barrens of Ocean and Burlington Counties. The map reveals an economy deeply tied to the land, defined by numerous labeled Cranberry Bogs and early industrial sites like Dover Forge and Webbs Mill. To the northwest, the edge of Fort Dix Military Reservation borders the Lebanon State Forest, illustrating the transition from natural resource management to military training during the war years.

Small, dispersed settlements such as Roosevelt City, Pasadena, and Woodmansie are connected by a network of historic tracks, including the Tuckerton Road and Hornerstown & Good Luck Road. The topography is generally level, marked by the distinctive Forked River Mountains and a complex drainage system featuring Cedar Creek and Bamber Lake. This survey captures the region's character just as the era of steam rail was giving way to modernized aviation at Coyle Field.