1967 Map of Woodstown

About this map

The Salem River and Oldmans Creek define the agricultural and residential landscape of this South Jersey region in the late 1960s. Woodstown serves as a central hub, where the Shoemaker Sch and High Sch stand near the shores of Memorial Lake. The transportation network is anchored by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines, which bisect the landscape vertically, connecting northern settlements like Swedesboro to the rural townships of Pilesgrove and South Harrison. Smaller crossroads and hamlets such as Harrisonville, Sharptown, and Auburn are dispersed throughout, often centered near water-powered features like Porches Mill or Avis Millpond. This survey illustrates the transition from a traditional milling and farming economy toward modern infrastructure, with the New Jersey Toll Road cutting across the western corner of the quadrangle while local routes like Kings Highway maintain the area's older connectivity.