Local Maps ~ Cica 1875

I have had this framed page of maps hanging on my living room wall for some time and have not posted them. When I saw the map on Tom's site today, I realized I had all these maps in front of me every day and never posted them.

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There are some interesting engravings on the back that I have scanned and will post them later. Besides the maps of Yardville, Groveville, and Crosswicks, there are maps of Winsor, Hamilton Square, Woodville, Mount Rose, and Milford.

If you notice there are only six houses on Church Street, and three of them are no longer there. The one marked G. Holman was where the Church Parking lot is now, next to the Parsonage and was last owned by the Chamberlain Family. The one listed as W. West, was across from the Groveville Elementary School and was the home of my Great Grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. George Rollings, and the one listed as T. Cubberly, was in front of the Eagle Rock Apartments and was the home of Mr. George Mozer.

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This also clearly shows how the Mill Race ran at the Anchor Thread, then the Clarence Cotton Mill.

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The only Street missing in the one that ran in front of the Asay Home, it was know as Asay's Alley, not sure if that was official, but that is what my Dad always called it. It ran from Allen Street to Main Street, in front of the Asay home. At the Main Street end is the Mifflin Home, but at that time it was Asay's Barber Shop and Pool Room.

Most of the houses listed in North Crosswicks are still in place, just the names have changed, the only thing missing is the mill.

The part that I like about this map is that it clearly shows the Mill Pond and the raceway with the two mills on it. The other thing I wonder about is by this map it looks like Martins Lane goes off the top of the map and actually went somewhere at one time, it shows it going past the railroad tracks.

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If you notice where the now vacant Blauth Lumber Supply is located at the Broad Street Railroad Crossing, there was a one time a Hotel, a perfect place for one, across the tracks from the Rail Station.

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Another interesting fact by this map is that the building at the corner of Route 156 and Church Street, that looks like a General Store, was one, not only that but it was the Post Office. At "Five Points" where the Yardville Presbyterian Church is located was the Yardville School.

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It also shows the the road that cut through the old VanKannel Estate, listed as S. Biddle, was at one time a through road.