{"product_id":"old-map-of-bay-head-new-jersey-by-usgs-1953-mantoloking-point-pleasant-barnegat-bay","title":"Old Map of Bay Head, New Jersey by USGS, 1953 – Mantoloking, Point Pleasant \u0026 Barnegat Bay","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitled “Point Pleasant,” this United States Geological Survey topographical map was created in 1953 and issued with a 1965 imprint, preserving a finely measured view of the northern Ocean County coast in the postwar era. At a scale of 1:24,000, it presents Bay Head, Mantoloking, Point Pleasant, and the adjoining waterways with the precision characteristic of USGS quadrangle mapping. The pale blue expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, Barnegat Bay, the Manasquan River, and the Metedeconk River gives the sheet its coastal clarity, while the shorelines, inlets, beaches, and marshes reveal a landscape shaped as much by water as by settlement. It is a portrait of a New Jersey shore community at a moment when resort life, transportation corridors, and fragile barrier environments were increasingly intertwined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe USGS, founded in 1879, brought scientific rigor and national ambition to the mapping of American terrain, and this map reflects that tradition in miniature. Rather than romanticizing the coast, it records it systematically: roads and railways appear in crisp red lines, waterways are distinguished in clean blue, and vegetation is rendered through green shading that helps separate wooded tracts, wetlands, and developed corridors. Contour lines, though modest in this low-lying coastal region, remain essential, tracing the subtle rises and depressions that define barrier beaches, mainland edges, and marshy margins. The result is both practical and elegant—a disciplined government survey that also happens to capture the delicate geometry of shore, bay, river, and town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBay Head and Mantoloking occupy a particularly evocative place on this map, poised along the slender barrier between Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Their position underscores the distinctive geography of the New Jersey shore: narrow ribbons of habitation facing open sea on one side and protected tidal waters on the other. Beaches, residential neighborhoods, road alignments, and crossings are all shown in relation to the wider coastal system. Mantoloking’s linear form and Bay Head’s compact settlement pattern speak to the development pressures and pleasures of mid-century seaside life, when rail access, highways, summer homes, and year-round communities coexisted along an increasingly valued shoreline. The map quietly records the built environment before later decades of intensified coastal change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInland and northward, the map broadens into a study of rivers, bays, and transitional landscapes. The Metedeconk River and Manasquan River frame the region’s hydrological character, connecting neighborhoods, wetlands, and wooded areas to the larger estuarine environment. Cattus Island and the marshlands around Barnegat Bay evoke the ecological richness of the coast, where tidal flats, reeds, creeks, and sheltered coves support a landscape very different from the exposed beachfront. The inclusion of Dover and surrounding communities places the resort towns within a larger network of Ocean County settlement, transportation, and land use. Highways, local roads, and railways show how people moved through this watery terrain, linking mainland communities with the barrier shore and the Atlantic beaches beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, “Point Pleasant” is especially compelling because it captures the shore before many later transformations in development, infrastructure, and environmental management. Comparing its early-1950s geography with the present would reveal altered shorelines, expanded residential patterns, engineered beaches, changed wetlands, and shifting relationships between human settlement and coastal risk. Yet the map is not merely a record of change; it is also a beautifully organized account of place. Its light blue waters, green vegetation, red transportation lines, and carefully drawn contours create a layered visual language for reading the coast. For collectors drawn to New Jersey history, American topography, or the evolving story of barrier islands and bays, this map offers a precise and atmospheric window into the mid-century Jersey Shore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBay Head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMantoloking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoint Pleasant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetedeconk River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarnegat Bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOcean County\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCattus Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManasquan River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtlantic Ocean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious parks and wooded areas bordering the waterways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoads and railways indicated by red lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor highways near the coastal region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNearby residential neighborhoods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoastal beaches and marshlands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap title: \u003cem\u003ePoint Pleasant\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:24,000 topographical map of the New Jersey coastal region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated in 1953 and published with a 1965 imprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the United States Geological Survey, commonly known as the USGS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe USGS is a scientific agency of the U.S. government that maps and studies natural resources, landscapes, and natural hazards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight blue water representation emphasizes marine and coastal areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed topographic lines show elevation changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarying shades of green indicate vegetation and land cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map documents the area as it appeared in the early 1950s, offering insight into later changes in land use, development, and environmental conditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntricate rendering of local geographical features showcases the coastal environment of New Jersey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). 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