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1955 Map of Wildwood

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Wildwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Wildwood and its neighboring beach communities are captured here during a mid-century period of established coastal recreation and maritime operations. The dense urban grid of North Wildwood, the city proper, and Wildwood Crest is defined by the iconic Boardwalk and major thoroughfares like Atlantic Ave. This era showcases the critical role of the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines, which provided the primary rail link for summer vacationers traveling to the Jersey Shore.

West of the barrier island, the landscape shifts to an intricate network of tidal waterways including Richardson Sound and Jarvis Sound. The southern tip of the island is dominated by the U S Coast Guard Reservation and the U S Coast Guard Receiving Center, marking the entrance to the Cape May Inlet. These marshlands and sounds, punctuated by features like Cresse Island and Sunset Lake, provide a sharp contrast to the developed oceanfront.