We invite you to click on map icons to learn about Essex County Branch Brook Park amenities, recreational spaces, and the parks historic significance. Map annotations are paired with explanatory texts, videos, and comparative photos and of past and present. Beneath each annotation is the Google Map link that will display directions to that point of interest in the Park from wherever you are standing.

All historic images are from the archives of the Essex County Department of Parks and Newark Public Library. Browse their digital collections or contact the agency to visit their archives. All descriptions are sourced from the Cultural Landscape Report that documented the Park’s history and renovation. For a more general park history, consult our timeline.
THIS INTERACTIVE HISTORICAL MAP WAS PROUDLY FUNDED BY THE ESSEX COUNTY
The Essex County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs receives generous funding from the
New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State and the New Jersey Historical Commission
which they regrant to support local art and history.
This map was created by artist and historian Myles Zhang.
Map texts by Linda Morgan, Curtis Kline, Myles Zhang, Maeher Khosla, and Jack Barron.
Contemporary photos by Curtis Kline and Mouli Luo.