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1966 Map of Wilmington

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Wilmington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Wilmington and Philadelphia anchor a mid-century transportation corridor where the Delaware River separates the industrial centers of Pennsylvania and Delaware from the southern New Jersey coastal plain. This 1970s topographic-bathymetric revision details a landscape defined by massive infrastructure projects, including the New Jersey Turnpike and the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which facilitated the rapid post-war growth of suburbs like Cherry Hill and Lindenwold.

Beyond the urban sprawl of Camden and Chester, the map traces the deep isolation of the Pine Barrens, preserved in the vast tracts of Wharton State Forest. Along the coast, the transition from maritime recreation in Atlantic City to the conservation areas of Brigantine National Wildlife Refuge is documented with precise bathymetric contours for the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay. Military footprints remain prominent through the sprawling Fort Dix Military Reservation and Dover Air Force Base.