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Burlington historic district.  A clickable map leads to pictures and descriptions of 44 historic sites.  [ccr]
http://www.tourburlington.org/SeeHDMap.html

Portion of historic district map of Burlington

Highland Park Greenway.  A map-based virtual tour, with photos and text emphase ecological features.  From the Highland Park Environmental Commission. [ccr]
http://www.leoraw.com/hpenv/biod/tour.htm 

Old Newark.  This very comprehensive site utilizes numerous photos, descriptions and maps to provide a variety historic perspectives on Newark.  By Glen G. Geisheimer and the Old Newark Web Group.  [ccr]   
http://oldnewark.com/mainindex.php

Old New Brunswick.  A map-based site with excellent images of New Brunswick's changing landscape.  Also includes several maps and panoramas.  Created by geographers Briavel Holcomb and Michael Siegel of Rutgers University.  [ccr]
http://oldnewbrunswick.rutgers.edu/#Anchor-EAST-11481

Virtual Tour of New Brunswick.  This narrative with photos and maps features many historical highlights of this area.   Created by geographer Peter Wacker with the assistance of Thomas Estilow and Mike Siegel.  [ccr] 
http://geography.rutgers.edu/department/scrapbook/projects/fieldtrip_new_brunswick/

New Brunswick postcards.  A good collection of historic postcard images, including some aerial views, from the New Brunswich Free Public Library. [ccr]
http://www.nbfpl.org/postcards/index.html 

Mid 20th Century color view of New Brunswick

Camden in maps.  City maps of historic districts, community centers, parks and green spaces, and planning districts. From Urban Studies and Metropolitan Planning at Rutgers University.  [ccr]
http://www.camden.rutgers.edu/dept-pages/urban/maps.html

Trenton photos.  A few old photos of buildings, mostly from the 1930s, presented by the Old Mill Hill Society.  [ccr]
http://oldmillhillsociety.org/research/photos-images/TaxPhotos.htm

Historic sites on the Jersey shore.  A list of historic sites, with very brief descriptions and a link to a map showing their locations.  [ccr]http://www.thejerseycape.net/Historic/historic_sites_map_list.htm

Cape May County History.   Brief historical tidbits on places in this southernmost county on the Jersey shore.  Direct link to the County Historical Museum and Genealogical Society which may be of interest to visiting geographers.  [ccr]
http://www.cmcmuseum.org/history/index.htm 

Historic Maps.  An excellent collection of historical maps of the state and various parts of the state, from the cartographers at the Rutgers University Geography Department (suggested by Mike Siegel).  [ccr] 
http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/MAPS.html

Portion of an 1829 Milber lithograph of the view of New York City from Weehawken

The Weehawken Time Machine.  A look into the history of the Township of Weehawken via pictures, postcards and other artifacts including maps. There are over 400 images searchable by category or keyword.   [tdh - recommended by Al Berg]
http://www.weehawkenhistory.org/


 


Meadows Marsh, Highland Park

Two women, one in period costume, before doorway of Revell House, the oldest house in Burlington

Portion of an Arnold Henderson photo of trees in the Rutgers Ecological Preserve

Southern portion of map of Cape May historic sites

Cover stamp depicting the USS Weehawken on an envelope posted from the ship in 1987

Oblique aerial view of the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel