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Rancocas Creek Water Trail Flip Book of Natural History and Heritage

400 year-round photos; 32 videos, 21 maps and navigation charts, essays, heritage way points, water trail towns, art, commerce, and much, much, much more of the Rancocas Creek Watershed past, present and future. From the NJ Pinelands National Preserve headwaters to the Delaware River Estuary tides, explore. Paddle on down. Contact Pathways w any questions. www.rcnwt.com

400 year-round photos; 32 videos, 21 maps and navigation charts, essays, heritage way points, water trail towns, art, commerce, and much, much, much more of the Rancocas Creek Watershed past, present and future. From the NJ Pinelands National Preserve headwaters to the Delaware River Estuary tides, explore. Paddle on down. Contact Pathways w any questions. www.rcnwt.com

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Migratory Bird - Common Egret N Branch<br />

<strong>Natural</strong> <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> New Jersey’s<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

Composition <strong>and</strong> Interpretation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>’s L<strong>and</strong>scape Photography<br />

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Introduction<br />

The gulf <strong>of</strong> misunderst<strong>and</strong>ing between people <strong>and</strong> the<br />

natural history <strong>of</strong> New Jersey’s <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

presents an opportunity to enhance awareness <strong>of</strong> year<br />

round multi-use activities on New Jersey’s <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>.<br />

This flip-book, a snap-shot <strong>of</strong> natural history connections<br />

to natural heritage, places people in this environment <strong>and</strong><br />

recognizes humans as part <strong>of</strong> the ecology <strong>and</strong> ecosystems<br />

<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed.<br />

Click through at your own pace. Extract heritage <strong>and</strong><br />

natural history as you see fit. Like the <strong>Rancocas</strong> itself go w<br />

the s<strong>of</strong>t blowing wind, the amber flowing tides, the<br />

verdant pines <strong>and</strong> the bright shining sun. Enjoy the<br />

essence <strong>of</strong> NJ’s <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>.<br />

Found in these pages are common <strong>and</strong> not-so common<br />

areas <strong>of</strong> the natural world that anchors the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

as a wonderful resource. New vocabulary <strong>and</strong> expert<br />

jargon is for the most part avoided. This new interest in<br />

NJ’s <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>and</strong> year-round multi-use recreation<br />

allows for photographic perceptions <strong>of</strong> different<br />

l<strong>and</strong>scapes. This flip-book is a readable <strong>and</strong><br />

underst<strong>and</strong>able narrative for the multi-use <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong>.<br />

Migratory - Common Mergansers<br />

Mill <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Tidal Tributary<br />

Willingboro<br />

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Aesthetics <strong>of</strong> Engagement<br />

Loosely organized in the<br />

following manner:<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

Location<br />

Location<br />

Location<br />

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360 Square Miles<br />

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Snap-Shot<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

<strong>Natural</strong> <strong>History</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong><br />

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Sources<br />

Many may disagree w this approach so to those we encourage<br />

suggestions for improvement.<br />

Migratory Monarch Butterfly<br />

Timbuctoo N Branch<br />

This is not a textbook. It is not a manual on absolute identification.<br />

Those w such special interests are able to gain such knowledge at<br />

any one <strong>of</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> schools, colleges, historical sites, nature<br />

centers <strong>and</strong> parks systems found throughout the 360 square mile<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed.<br />

This flip-book is a SNAP-SHOT <strong>of</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>History</strong>. This flip-book<br />

combines maps, charts, facts, videos <strong>and</strong> visual references. Click<br />

through at your own pace. Extract heritage <strong>and</strong> natural history as<br />

you see fit. Like the <strong>Rancocas</strong> itself go w the wind, the tides, the<br />

pins, the sun. Enjoy the essence <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Rancocas</strong>.<br />

It is hoped this flip-book leads to your greater enjoyment <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong>.<br />

Your interest forges steps towards preserving, conserving <strong>and</strong><br />

restoring multi-use public access <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>’s natural<br />

history <strong>and</strong> heritage.<br />

Photo ks337photo<br />

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Burlington<br />

LIDAR (3D light detection <strong>and</strong> ranging) MAP<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>and</strong> Delaware River<br />

Red Color = Higher Elevation<br />

Philadelphia<br />

Mount Holly<br />

Hanover<br />

Lake<br />

Chatsworth<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Power<br />

Hydrology<br />

Art by Luke<br />

Roz Lights Up Old Risdon Foundry (1846)<br />

N Branch Mill Race Village Mt. Holly<br />

Manufacture <strong>Water</strong> Turbine<br />

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Trenton<br />

Port <strong>of</strong> Philadelphia<br />

Burlington<br />

Port <strong>of</strong> Camden<br />

Port <strong>of</strong> Wilmington<br />

Port <strong>of</strong> Salem<br />

Ref: Delaware River<br />

Trenton to the Sea<br />

Office <strong>of</strong> Engineers US Army<br />

Delaware River<br />

Estuary<br />

Delaware Bay<br />

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North Philadelphia<br />

Lower <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> >>><br />

Delaware River Federal Navigation Channel NOAA Chart<br />

Burlington<br />

Burlington<br />

Isl<strong>and</strong><br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

Has many spots <strong>of</strong> natural beauty, scenic panoramas, expansive<br />

vistas <strong>and</strong> an ever changing, interesting narrative <strong>of</strong> heritage.<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> 360 square mile watershed is endowed w yearround<br />

seasonal climate. Wonderful parkl<strong>and</strong>s, amber flowing<br />

Pine Barrens waters, a fusion <strong>of</strong> Delaware River estuary<br />

periwinkle sunsets, a verdant County greenway, <strong>and</strong> is flanked by<br />

lush forests <strong>and</strong> unexcelled wild rice tidel<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

This publication is prepared to make available a list <strong>of</strong> natural<br />

scenic attractions, way points <strong>of</strong> history <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>fers insights into<br />

the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>’s rich variety <strong>of</strong> creek-side amenities,<br />

entertainment <strong>and</strong> places <strong>of</strong> refreshment.<br />

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Red Dot on Inset Map <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

Identifies the Location Where Photo was Taken.<br />

Wildlife is Common Throughout the <strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

32 Miles<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed Child Labor<br />

Circa 1908<br />

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Eayrestown Mill<br />

South Branch<br />

(mill photo<br />

courtesy r. healey<br />

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South Branch <strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

<strong>Water</strong> Power<br />

140 sqm<br />

30 foot fall<br />

590 Horsepower<br />

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(calculation ref: NJ Dept <strong>of</strong> Conservation-1932)


South Branch<br />

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Mount Holly Mill North Branch<br />

Mount Holly Mill Race<br />

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Western Outflow NJ Pine Barrens<br />

Mill Dam Mount Holly<br />

North Branch Head <strong>of</strong> Tide<br />

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Nina Among Wild Rice<br />

Timbuctoo L<strong>and</strong>ing<br />

Humans Affect <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed Pine Barrens<br />

Ecosystem<br />

Timber for Lumber <strong>and</strong> Wood Pulp<br />

16 Sloops piled high with timber left a single NJ Coastal<br />

town on a single tide<br />

(Cottrell, 1937)<br />

Timber for Charcoal, Iron <strong>and</strong> Glassworks Industry’s<br />

Mining <strong>of</strong> Bog ore, Peat Digging <strong>and</strong> Sphagnum Moss<br />

gathering<br />

Sphagnum Moss used for packing nursey stock, surgical<br />

dressing (early 1900’s)<br />

Housing influences all species<br />

Garbage<br />

Illegal Public Access<br />

Naval Stores, Pine tar <strong>and</strong> pitch for ship-building<br />

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Medford Canoe<br />

<strong>Trail</strong>


© rancocas conservancy<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> attains the greatest length <strong>of</strong> any<br />

Coastal Plain stream entering Delaware River (1911)<br />

Mount Holly North Branch


The Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens is a distinct<br />

ecoregion covering approximately 6,200<br />

square miles <strong>of</strong> the coastal plain <strong>of</strong> New<br />

Jersey, Long Isl<strong>and</strong> in New York, <strong>and</strong> Cape Cod,<br />

Martha's Vineyard, <strong>and</strong> Nantucket in<br />

Massachusetts, as well as nearby isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />

Hydrology, soils, fire regimes, <strong>and</strong> vegetation<br />

combine to distinguish this ecoregion from<br />

neighboring ecoregions.<br />

Humans Presence Impacts <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Headwaters in the NJ Pine Barrens National<br />

Reserve<br />

Ref: USGS<br />

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200,000 Years Ago<br />

Peneplain<br />

A L<strong>and</strong> Area Shaped by<br />

Erosion<br />

New Jersey<br />

Pine Barrens<br />

Drainages<br />

Pennsauken Peneplain<br />

2022<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

Note<br />

West<br />

Flowing Drainage<br />

This ecosystem, stretching across more than seven<br />

counties <strong>of</strong> New Jersey. Pine barrens refers to the<br />

area's s<strong>and</strong>y, acidic, nutrient-poor soil. Unique<br />

ecology <strong>of</strong> the Pine Barrens supports a diverse<br />

spectrum <strong>of</strong> plant life, including orchids <strong>and</strong><br />

carnivorous plants. Also found are populations <strong>of</strong><br />

rare pygmy pitch pines <strong>and</strong> other plant species that<br />

depend on the frequent fires <strong>of</strong> the Pine Barrens to<br />

reproduce. The s<strong>and</strong> that composes much <strong>of</strong> the<br />

area's soil is referred to as “sugar s<strong>and</strong>”<br />

Ref: State <strong>of</strong> New Jersey<br />

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Hummingbirds<br />

N Branch<br />

Photo ks337photo<br />

Ruby Throated<br />

Photo ks337photo<br />

Cattails<br />

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Mill Race Village Adopt a <strong>Creek</strong><br />

October 2020<br />

Community Fusion<br />

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Delaware River Estuary<br />

Twin Capes<br />

Pennsylvania<br />

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<strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

New Jersey<br />

Pennsylvania<br />

New Jersey<br />

Maryl<strong>and</strong><br />

Delaware<br />

Delaware<br />

Bay<br />

Cape May<br />

Maryl<strong>and</strong><br />

Cape Henlopen<br />

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Hawk Isl<strong>and</strong> Delanco <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Meets Delaware River<br />

Delaware River Federal Navigation Channel Mile 102<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Water</strong>shed within<br />

the Delaware River<br />

<strong>Water</strong>shed <strong>and</strong><br />

Drainage Basin<br />

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Mùxulhama<br />

Archaic-Woodl<strong>and</strong> Period<br />

“He Who Travels w/ Canoe”<br />

Sturgeon<br />

8000 B.C. - 1000 A.D.<br />

Cyclical <strong>and</strong> Seasonal Visitations<br />

Alewife<br />

Spring <strong>and</strong> Fall<br />

Fish Runs * <strong>and</strong> Nut Harvests **<br />

American Shad<br />

Stripped Bass<br />

Dorothy Cross -1937<br />

Celt - Collected S Branch 2013<br />

* Seasonal Fish Runs: sturgeon-salmon-shad-herring-alewife-eel<br />

Unique L<strong>and</strong> Use<br />

** <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Woodl<strong>and</strong> Nut-Bearing Trees: hazel-hickory-beech-oak-walnut-chestnut<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Flaked Argillited* Knife<br />

6,000 Years Old<br />

* mudstone<br />

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Native Americans<br />

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Stone Quarry L<strong>and</strong>ing - <strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park<br />

South Branch - Hainesport<br />

Courtesy Lumberton<br />

Historical Society<br />

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Arrowheads, Spearpoints, Hammer Stones, Celts<br />

Courtesy Lumberton Historical Society<br />

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42<br />

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Public Information<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong><br />

360 Square Mile<br />

<strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

Delaware River Estuary >>>><br />

Exploring Historic Pathways, Discovering New Underst<strong>and</strong>ings<br />

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High Tide North Branch<br />

Westampton<br />

North Branch<br />

photo: ks337photo<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

360 Square Miles<br />

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<strong>Creek</strong> Fun<br />

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Ref: Crawley Little Rivers <strong>of</strong> NJ<br />

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Photo courtesy<br />

Monica Cahill<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed Pine Barrens<br />

Fence Lizard<br />

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Common Loon<br />

Main Stem Willingboro<br />

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Female or nonbreeding male Green-winged Teal vs. Female Pintail<br />

N Branch Hainesport<br />

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New Jersey’s<br />

Delaware River<br />

Estuary<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

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NJ State Museum<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Mosasaur<br />

Share the Tide<br />

Horsehead Point<br />

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Cormorants<br />

N Branch<br />

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Dinosaurs, Mosasaurs <strong>and</strong> Ocean Lizards<br />

S Branch Hydrosaur<br />

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Cretaceous Period <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Mesozoic Era<br />

Mosasaurus Teeth<br />

Collected Lumberton, NJ<br />

December 8, 1877<br />

Academy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Natural</strong> Sciences<br />

Prionochelys<br />

144 million years ago - Early Cretaceous Period<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Back in the Day<br />

Their Past Speaks to the Present <strong>and</strong> Our Future<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> National <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

Elevate, adjust <strong>and</strong> enhance the community, archeological <strong>and</strong> historical record.<br />

Paddle on Down<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> - A Privilege <strong>of</strong> <strong>Water</strong><br />

375 Years <strong>of</strong> Commercial Navigation,<br />

Multi-Use, Recreation, Notable<br />

<strong>History</strong>, Community <strong>and</strong><br />

America’s<br />

<strong>Heritage</strong>.<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

1904: S Branch, Hainesport<br />

PW Schopp Collection<br />

N Branch, Long Bridge County Park<br />

S Branch, Vincentown<br />

Amico Isl<strong>and</strong>, Delaware River<br />

Multi-use recreation<br />

opportunities <strong>and</strong> exploration<br />

featuring kayaking, fishing,<br />

hiking, <strong>and</strong> the viewing<br />

wildlife abound on the<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>, a vitally<br />

important <strong>and</strong> historically<br />

prominent tidal <strong>and</strong> non-tidal<br />

waterway <strong>of</strong> South Jersey <strong>and</strong><br />

the Delaware Valley.<br />

Exit 5<br />

NJ Turnpike<br />

Monroe Street Park, Mt. Holly<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park<br />

N Branch Timbuctoo<br />

Flood Control Bypass Channel<br />

N Branch<br />

N Branch<br />

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Confluence


American Goldfinch<br />

New Jersey State Bird<br />

N Branch<br />

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Red Tail Hawk<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Wild Rice Ecosystem<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Wild Rice – Keystone <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>History</strong><br />

Wild rice is an aquatic grass. Remnants <strong>of</strong> NJ’s once prolific tidal wild rice fields are found flanking <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> tidewaters. Throughout a<br />

yearly growth cycle, wild rice encounters many external threats while forging natural bonds to <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> tidal <strong>and</strong> non-tidal ecosystems.<br />

NJ’s <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Natural</strong> Area is the apex <strong>of</strong> NJ’s <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Tidewater Ecosystem. Wild Rice is favorite food source <strong>and</strong> excellent habitat for<br />

migrating waterfowl <strong>and</strong> other bird-life. Rafts <strong>of</strong> red-wing blackbirds <strong>and</strong> bobolinks carpet <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> tidal wild rice marshes.<br />

Associations as a food source also spreads throughout the entire spectrum <strong>of</strong> the vibrant <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> environment.<br />

Beggar Ticks Amid Expansive Tidal <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Wild Rice Fields<br />

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Overlapping Biological Zones<br />

Seven special qualities <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>:<br />

1.Diverse, inspirational l<strong>and</strong>scapes <strong>and</strong> breathtaking<br />

views;<br />

Port <strong>of</strong> Philadelphia<br />

Port <strong>of</strong> Camden<br />

2.A rich variety <strong>of</strong> wildlife <strong>and</strong> habitats including rare<br />

<strong>and</strong> internationally important species;<br />

3.Tranquil <strong>and</strong> unspoiled places;<br />

4.An environment shaped by centuries <strong>of</strong> farming <strong>and</strong><br />

embracing new enterprise;<br />

5.Great opportunities for recreational activities <strong>and</strong><br />

learning experiences;<br />

6.Well-conserved historical features <strong>and</strong> a rich cultural<br />

heritage;<br />

7.Distinctive towns <strong>and</strong> villages, <strong>and</strong> communities with<br />

real pride.<br />

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Tides + Navigation =<br />

Wooden Piers<br />

Harbors <strong>of</strong> Microbes<br />

Ports <strong>of</strong> Maritime Habitat<br />

Reservoirs <strong>of</strong> Multi-Use<br />

Tug Lower <strong>Rancocas</strong> Delanco<br />

Courtesy Tracey Mueller Collection<br />

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American Belted Kingfisher<br />

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Tidal Extent<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

N Branch<br />

Mount Holly<br />

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S Branch<br />

Lumberton<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Tides<br />

The tide ends on the North Branch at Mt. Holly.<br />

On the South Branch the Tide ends in Lumberton.<br />

The rise <strong>and</strong> fall <strong>of</strong> the tides play an important role in the natural world, navigation <strong>and</strong> commerce. Tides allowed commercial<br />

vessel traffic on the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> to Delaware River Ports. Tides have a marked effect on recreation related activities.<br />

High Tide-Hainesport<br />

Low Tide-Hainesport<br />

Average <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Depth<br />

Range <strong>of</strong> Tide for the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> are from 1 to 6 feet<br />

High -Tide Mt. Holly Low-Tide Mt. Holly<br />

Review tide charts before paddling<br />

the tidal reaches <strong>of</strong> the RCNWT.<br />

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1639 Anchorage Note: Anchorage Mark<br />

Note: Anchorage<br />

Mark<br />

Ref:<br />

Library <strong>of</strong> Congress 1639 Vinckeboons<br />

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Early 1700’s Map<br />

Maryl<strong>and</strong>, Delaware<br />

<strong>and</strong> New Jersey<br />

Note<br />

Twin Capes <strong>and</strong><br />

Ancocus River<br />

(<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>)<br />

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1677 Burlington<br />

Selected<br />

Philadelphia 1682<br />

1677 Mount Holly<br />

Early American Ports<br />

1683 Salem<br />

1607-1710<br />

Baltimore 1702<br />

1686 Bridgeton<br />

1706<br />

Chestertown<br />

Alex<strong>and</strong>ria 1730<br />

1684<br />

Cambridge<br />

Delaware Bay<br />

Twin Capes<br />

1677 Mount Holly<br />

James Town 1607<br />

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Chesapeake Bay<br />

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Great Blue Heron<br />

N Branch<br />

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Philadelphia<br />

Trading Area<br />

1760<br />

Mt. Holly Founded (founded - 1687)<br />

Lumberton Area (first settled - 1683)<br />

Head <strong>of</strong> Tide <strong>and</strong> Navigation<br />

Early Settlers<br />

Trading Pattern<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

North Branch’s B. Devonish<br />

Sailed to Caribbean Market via Port <strong>of</strong><br />

Philadelphia<br />

(1687)<br />

Revolutionary War Period Admiralty Issues<br />

(1776)<br />

RCNWT<br />

Geo-Fact<br />

State <strong>of</strong> NJ <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Navigation Acts<br />

(1783)<br />

Armed Shallop Blockade (1812?)<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> Drainage Beaver Trade<br />

1665 A.D.<br />

Price <strong>of</strong> a Brooklyn (NYC) Ferry<br />

Shallop<br />

550 Dutch Guilders ($220.00)<br />

1/3 in Beaver Furs (Winter Beaver<br />

Pelts);<br />

1/3 Merchantable Wampum<br />

(120 beads = 1 guilder);<br />

1/3 in Goods, <strong>and</strong> Free Passage.<br />

Ref: Perry, John., American Ferryboats, 1957<br />

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Snacking on Marsh Roots<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

American Beaver<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

American Beaver<br />

Photos by ks337photo<br />

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Bullfrogs<br />

South West Branch<br />

North Branch<br />

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Late 1800’s <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Barge<br />

Mount Holly<br />

Note: wooden pier <strong>and</strong> structure<br />

Txs to Larry Tigar<br />

Mt. Holly Hx Society<br />

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Egret, Timbuctoo


<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Navigation Channel in 1887<br />

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Narrative - <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Marine Habitats<br />

N Branch 18 th Century Pier<br />

1890’s <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Wharf<br />

1870’s <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Navigation Enhancement<br />

1840’s <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Barge<br />

Main Stem Late 1800’s Wharf<br />

Harbors reservoirs for microbes, killifish,<br />

crawdads, etc..part <strong>and</strong> parcel <strong>of</strong> marine<br />

ecosystems food chain <strong>and</strong> web.<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Maritime Cultural<br />

L<strong>and</strong>scape<br />

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Destinations<br />

Courtesy <strong>of</strong> Nature Center<br />

Wall Mural<br />

Marsh Environment <strong>and</strong> Eco-Systems<br />

Marsh Ecology<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Fresh <strong>Water</strong> Tidal Marsh<br />

Life Cycle<br />

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Delaware Bay<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Young N Branch Eel<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Eel<br />

Adult N Branch Eel<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

blueback herring<br />

• Spawning migrations <strong>of</strong> adult alewife <strong>and</strong> blueback herring have<br />

been confirmed in the <strong>Rancocas</strong> main-stem as well as the north,<br />

south <strong>and</strong> southwest branches..<br />

• <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> herring are anadromous (lives in saltwater <strong>and</strong><br />

returns to freshwater to spawn) <strong>and</strong> spawn in coastal rivers during the<br />

spring. River herring refers to alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) <strong>and</strong><br />

blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis).<br />

• Blueback herring move into coastal rivers during March <strong>and</strong> April<br />

when the water temperatures reach the mid-50s. The spawning site<br />

can be from the tidal zone to more than 100 miles<br />

upstream. Females release as many as 250,000 eggs in shoreline<br />

areas where they are fertilized by the male. Upon spawning, the<br />

adults return to <strong>of</strong>fshore areas to overwinter. Newly hatched fish<br />

remain in the lower riverine area for several months before moving to<br />

sea.<br />

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Wilmington Evening Journal News May 9, 1905<br />

State <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania Annual Report – 1900<br />

Burlington cured herring has a wide reputation as a peculiar delicacy that at one at<br />

least had a worldwide dem<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Note location <strong>of</strong> marked fisherys<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> News Report for Fishing<br />

Courier Post News May 5, 1905<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Herring Fishery - ref: 1875 Stokes Riparian Chart<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Otter<br />

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Exploring Historic Pathways, Discovering New Underst<strong>and</strong>ings<br />

State <strong>of</strong> NJ<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Natural</strong> Area<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Crawdad<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Tidewater<br />

Ecology<br />

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Old S<strong>and</strong> Mine Wharf<br />

1890’s<br />

Harbor <strong>of</strong> Microbes, North Branch<br />

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Great Blue Heron Eating a Carp<br />

N Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Mill Dam, Mount Holly<br />

Main Stem<br />

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Snapping Turtle<br />

SW Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

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Used w Permission<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Tidewater Ecology - Seals, Blue Claw Crabs, Carp (Bald Eagle), Migratory Wildlife, Fish<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> Pathways<br />

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Striped Bass<br />

S Branch<br />

Caught here<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

140 Miles on Tide<br />

from Delaware<br />

Estuary Twin Capes<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong><br />

Migratory<br />

Wildlife<br />

Greater Yellow Legs<br />

Migrant<br />

N Branch<br />

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Songbirds<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

• House Wren<br />

• Eastern Bluebird<br />

• Magnolia Warbler<br />

• Common Yellow Throat<br />

N Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Snapping Turtles<br />

N Branch<br />

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South Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>


<strong>Water</strong> Snake<br />

N Branch<br />

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Geographic Description <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Water</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

A journey influenced by tides, 10 miles Upstream from the<br />

Port City <strong>of</strong> Philadelphia’s Penn’s L<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> the Port <strong>of</strong><br />

Camden ‘s Riverfront, the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> flowing from the<br />

West enters the Delaware River.<br />

The entire 360 square mile <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> watershed is<br />

shaped by NJ Pine Barren headwater areas.<br />

From these,<br />

surface 3 distinct main headwater areas named the North,<br />

the South West <strong>and</strong> the South Branch <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong>.<br />

4<br />

The South-West Branch (1) drains West from headwaters<br />

in Wharton State Forest. The South Branch extends<br />

beyond Mt. Misery (2) while the North Branch (3) descends<br />

from bogs found on the Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst.<br />

Knitted together these 3 creek branches connect <strong>and</strong> drain<br />

2<br />

3<br />

Lumberton or South Branch<br />

Mt. Holly or North Branch<br />

the main stream <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> (4) from below the<br />

forks inside <strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park.<br />

The mostly shallow flowing <strong>Rancocas</strong> runs into the Federal<br />

Medford or SW Branch<br />

1<br />

navigable channel <strong>of</strong> the Delaware River.<br />

The North <strong>and</strong><br />

South Branch extend the Delaware River’s tidal reach to<br />

Mt. Holly <strong>and</strong> Lumberton, respectively.<br />

Map from Crosswicks <strong>Creek</strong> Flood Report 1978<br />

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Wood Duck<br />

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Blue Arrows Show<br />

Direction <strong>of</strong> <strong>Water</strong><br />

Flow by Drainage<br />

Areas (NON-TIDAL)<br />

Delaware<br />

River Basin<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

Atlantic Slope<br />

Basin<br />

<strong>Water</strong>shed Divide<br />

Enhanced Scale That Shows the Direction <strong>of</strong><br />

Non-Tidal <strong>Water</strong> Flow<br />

<strong>Water</strong>shed Divide 200 Feet<br />

above sea level<br />

Delaware<br />

River Basin<br />

PA<br />

NJ<br />

Atlantic Slope Basin<br />

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Gaunts Brook<br />

N Branch Headwaters<br />

NJ Pine Barrens National Reserve<br />

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South West Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Fox <strong>and</strong> Kits<br />

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Timbuctoo N Branch<br />

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Skunk Cabbage<br />

Skunk cabbage is a perennial wildflower that grows in swampy,<br />

wet areas <strong>of</strong> forest l<strong>and</strong>s. This unusual plant sprouts very early in<br />

the spring, <strong>and</strong> has an odd chemistry that creates its own heat,<br />

<strong>of</strong>ten melting the snow around itself as it first sprouts in the<br />

spring.


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Mill Dam<br />

Mount Holly<br />

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White Cedar Swamp Canopy Tour<br />

N Branch Tributary<br />

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N Branch<br />

- Joint Base MDL<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Flip</strong> <strong>Book</strong><br />

<strong>Natural</strong> <strong>History</strong><br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Headwaters<br />

are<br />

in<br />

Since 1931<br />

Medford Lakes Annual Canoe Festival<br />

SW Branch - White-Fringed Orchid<br />

SW Branch - Pine Barrens Tree Frog<br />

N Branch - Magnolia<br />

FLORA<br />

FLORA<br />

Yellow Asphodel<br />

N Branch<br />

Sundew<br />

N Branch<br />

FAUNA<br />

FAUNA<br />

Pine Barrens Gentian<br />

S Branch<br />

Swamp Pink<br />

Hartshorne Mill Stream<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

NJ Pine Barrens National Reserve<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Headwaters<br />

S Branch - Used w/ Permission<br />

Lady Slipper<br />

Gaunts Brook<br />

photos used w/ permissions <strong>and</strong> maybe otherwise retrieved from USDA plant list<br />

flora <strong>and</strong> fauna poster prepared by rancocas pathways, inc.


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Whitesbog Killdeer<br />

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Pemberton/New Mills/New Lisbon<br />

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Cultivating <strong>Water</strong>shed <strong>Heritage</strong>: Cranberry Ecosystems<br />

de pup, Whitesbog photo karl j<br />

Moore's Meadow Blueberry <strong>and</strong> Cranberry Farm<br />

Batsto River <strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

abuts <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

Geologic Note:<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Flows West<br />

Batsto River Flows East<br />

Burlington County Agriculture Center<br />

Main Stem <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Mile 7<br />

Agricultural<br />

Marketing<br />

Cooperative<br />

Photos <strong>of</strong> Moore’s Meadow Cranberry’s by Susan Donelly Ward<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed Farming<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Mile 17.6<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> Pathways<br />

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Txs to<br />

Leetta Salayi<br />

Whittaker<br />

Tambascia<br />

Zephyrs <strong>of</strong> the pines <strong>and</strong> <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Great<br />

New Jersey<br />

Pine Belt<br />

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Mt. Holly Cuesta<br />

183 Feet Above Sea level<br />

Arney’s Mount Cuesta<br />

240 + feet above sea level<br />

N Branch<br />

Line <strong>of</strong> Sight <strong>of</strong> Photo<br />

SW Branch<br />

Medford Canoe <strong>Trail</strong><br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Topo Map<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Sub-<strong>Water</strong>shed <strong>and</strong> Cuesta Divides<br />

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Bat Fact - Eastern Red Bats roost in the foliage <strong>of</strong> deciduous or sometimes<br />

evergreen trees. Eastern Red Bats are Migratory<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> North Branch<br />

Eastern Red Bat<br />

Photo by ks337photo<br />

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S Branch<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Sub-<strong>Water</strong>shed Divide<br />

Line <strong>of</strong> Sight<br />

N Branch<br />

CONFLUENCE<br />

Main Stem – <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Physiographic Areas <strong>of</strong> Burlington County<br />

Line <strong>of</strong> Sight Photo<br />

CONFLUENCE<br />

North Branch<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Pemberton<br />

Displays two<br />

physiographic Burlington<br />

County provinces with the<br />

Cuesta divide between the<br />

Inner Coastal Plain <strong>and</strong><br />

Outer Coastal Plain <strong>and</strong><br />

Burlington County<br />

preserved farml<strong>and</strong>.<br />

Medford<br />

SW Branch<br />

South Branch<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

S Branch<br />

Lumberton<br />

Vincentown<br />

Hainesport<br />

Burrs Rd. - Pemberton<br />

Drainage Direction <strong>of</strong> the North <strong>and</strong> South Branches<br />

121<br />

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<strong>History</strong>


1942 State <strong>of</strong> NJ<br />

L<strong>and</strong> Use in NJ Pine<br />

Barrens<br />

2022 L<strong>and</strong> Use Ocean County NJ Pine Barrens<br />

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North<br />

Branch<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

State<br />

Park<br />

Eastern<br />

Painted<br />

Turtle<br />

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Canoe House,<br />

Early 1930’s<br />

Pemberton<br />

North Branch<br />

In 2022 Canoe House is home to<br />

Frog Canoes <strong>and</strong> Kayaks<br />

Used w permission Glen Malsbury<br />

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4


Migrant<br />

Ref: Map Cornell<br />

Black Crowned Night Heron<br />

N Branch<br />

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Smithville-Eastampton-Mt Holly<br />

Photo by Margret Berry<br />

From the Paul W. Schopp Collection<br />

Clarks Canoe <strong>and</strong> Kayak Rental - Pemberton<br />

Mt Holly<br />

Smithville<br />

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Historic Smithville: Industrialization <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

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Note<br />

<strong>Natural</strong><br />

Me<strong>and</strong>ers<br />

Bends<br />

<strong>and</strong><br />

Oxbow Channels<br />

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Ref: USGS <strong>Creek</strong> Me<strong>and</strong>ers<br />

Exploring Historic Pathways, Discovering New Underst<strong>and</strong>ings<br />

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Green Wing Teal<br />

Mill <strong>Creek</strong><br />

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Turtle Rescue<br />

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North Branch<br />

Great Horned Owl<br />

Photo ks337photo<br />

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High Tide<br />

Mount Holly Oxbow Channel<br />

Junction W Mill Race<br />

134<br />

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Fiddleheads - Young ferns<br />

Mature Ferns<br />

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Smith’s Club Rush<br />

Shore Quillwort<br />

Awl Leaf Arrowhead<br />

American <strong>Water</strong>wort<br />

Parkers Pipewort<br />

Mississippi Arrowhead<br />

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Wild Rice Ecology<br />

Ground Wasp<br />

Spotted S<strong>and</strong>piper<br />

Monarch Butterfly<br />

Spotted S<strong>and</strong>piper<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

Purple<br />

Cliff Break<br />

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<strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Natural</strong> <strong>History</strong><br />

photo: ks337photo<br />

139


Mill Race<br />

Swallow tail Butterfly<br />

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Beggar Tick Flowers<br />

Migratory Monarchs<br />

North Branch<br />

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Beggar Ticks Hold Their<br />

Blossom Under<br />

Twice Daily Tide <strong>Water</strong><br />

South Branch Lumberton<br />

Prolific Blanket <strong>of</strong> Beggar Ticks<br />

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N Branch Tributary <strong>and</strong> Drainage -Westernmost Cedar Swamp in<br />

Burlington County - Only Cedar Swamp in NJ’s Inner Coastal Plain<br />

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North Branch - Atlantic White Cedar Swamp<br />

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Mount Holly Mill Dam<br />

Harvesting<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Timber<br />

Late 1800’s<br />

Lumberton Saw Mill<br />

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Fog<br />

North Branch<br />

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Black Snake North Branch<br />

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Distance from Pine Barrens to Main Stem <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Main Stem<br />

Tidal<br />

Tidal<br />

Tidal<br />

Non-Tidal<br />

N Branch<br />

28.3-mile-long<br />

Non-Tidal<br />

Non-Tidal<br />

Non-Tidal<br />

Non-Tidal<br />

S Branch<br />

21.7 miles long<br />

Non-Tidal<br />

SW Branch<br />

13.8 miles long<br />

Non-Tidal<br />

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Freshwater Mussel<br />

<strong>Natural</strong> Filters<br />

39.998490, -74.850644<br />

Melpine<br />

Wing<br />

Dam<br />

Melpine<br />

L<strong>and</strong>ing<br />

40.000013, -74.843960<br />

39.998874, -74.839566<br />

Confluence<br />

Snap-Shot<br />

Key (individual mussel)<br />

Live Mussel<br />

Dead Mussel (2 shells)<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong><br />

South Branch<br />

Dead Mussel (1 Shell)


Building Fort Dix<br />

Revolutionary War Admiralty Court<br />

North Branch - <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Headwaters<br />

Hartshorne Mill Stream<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong> Portages<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Portages<br />

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C<br />

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Dams, Mill Races or Weirs<br />

Remote <strong>and</strong> or L<strong>and</strong> Carry (Robust)


List <strong>of</strong> Portages (Suggested)<br />

<strong>Creek</strong> Mile Description<br />

A. Whites Bog Big Tank Connection WB 1 Between ponds<br />

B. Mirror Lake WB 2 Carry around Left Side <strong>of</strong> Dam at Beach<br />

C. New Lisbon WB 4 Line through low head dam<br />

D. Pemberton NB 3.3 Pemberton Mill Dam Burlington County Canoe <strong>Trail</strong><br />

E. Smithville NB 12 Smithville Dam Burlington County Canoe <strong>Trail</strong><br />

F. Mt. Holly NB 14 Mill Dam<br />

G. Kirby's Mill SB 2 Carry around Mill Side <strong>of</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

H. Vincentown SWB 5 Portage around Municipal Park<br />

I. South Branch Upstream Vincentown SWB 4 May require some bushwalking. Numerous small portages<br />

J. Pakim Pond NB 1A Greenwood Branch - Not Connected. Some bushwalking<br />

K. Chatsworth SWB 4A Not Connected. Requires robust bushwalking<br />

Other<br />

Other


Approximate Borders <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>and</strong> Mullica River<br />

<strong>Water</strong>sheds <strong>of</strong> the Pinel<strong>and</strong>s<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

Mullica River<br />

<strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

Mullica-<strong>Rancocas</strong> Portage


Mullica River <strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

The Mullica River is a 50.6-mile-long river in southern New<br />

Jersey in the United States. The Mullica was once known<br />

as the Little Egg Harbor River. The river provides one <strong>of</strong> the<br />

principal drainages into the Atlantic Ocean <strong>of</strong> the<br />

extensive Pinel<strong>and</strong>s. Its estuary on Great Bay is considered<br />

one <strong>of</strong> the least-disturbed marine wetl<strong>and</strong>s habitats in the<br />

northeastern United States.<br />

The Mullica River <strong>and</strong> tributaries are considered the<br />

primary drainage system for the Pinel<strong>and</strong>s. The total area<br />

<strong>of</strong> the watershed (Mullica River <strong>and</strong> tributaries) is<br />

approximately 561 square miles. About 80 percent <strong>of</strong> the<br />

watershed consists <strong>of</strong> state parks <strong>and</strong> forest<br />

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Green Heron<br />

Parkers <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Moorestown - Main Stem<br />

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Wood Duck Mt. Holly Oxbow<br />

Photo ks337photo<br />

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West Jersey<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Rail Lines<br />

Camden Amboy Line (1830)<br />

Others<br />

ref: Vincentown Pizza Shop<br />

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Monroe Street Park- N Branch<br />

N Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Agriculture<br />

Timbuctoo<br />

Confluence<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park<br />

Main Steam - Wild Turkey<br />

S Bog<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Fire Ecosystem<br />

S Branch - Sheep Laurel<br />

S Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Agriculture<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Drainage<br />

Pine Barrens<br />

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Gray Tree Frog<br />

N Branch Mount Holly<br />

Gray Tree Frog<br />

N Branch<br />

Photo ks337photo<br />

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Plant List” <strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park June 20, 1993 Ref<br />

http://www.nynjctbotany.org/njipt<strong>of</strong>c/rancocas.html<br />

Trees:<br />

Acer rubrum (red maple)<br />

Acer rubrum var. (trident maple)<br />

Acer saccharinum (silver maple)<br />

Ailanthus altissima (tree <strong>of</strong> heaven)<br />

Betula lenta (black birch)<br />

Betula nigra (river birch)<br />

Carpinus caroliniana (musclewood)<br />

Carya tomentosa (mockernut hickory)<br />

Castanea dentata (American chestnut)<br />

Catalpa sp. (catalpa)<br />

Cornus florida (flowering dogwood)<br />

Diospyros virginiana (persimmon)<br />

Fagus gr<strong>and</strong>ifolia (American beech)<br />

Ilex opaca (American holly)<br />

Juglans cinera (butternut walnut)<br />

Juglans nigra (black walnut)<br />

Juniperus virginiana (red cedar)<br />

Larix decidua (European larch)<br />

Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum)<br />

Liriodendron tulipifera (tulip tree)<br />

Magnolia tripetala (umbrella magnolia)<br />

Morus sp. (mulberry)<br />

Nyssa sylvatica (tupelo)<br />

Picea abies (Norway spruce)<br />

Pinus nigra (Austrian pine)<br />

Pinus rigida (pitch pine)<br />

Pinus strobus (white pine)<br />

Pinus virginiana (Virginia pine)<br />

Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore)<br />

Populus deltoides (cottonwood)<br />

Prunus serotina (black cherry)<br />

Quercus alba (white oak)<br />

Quercus phellos (willow oak)<br />

Quercus prinus (chestnut oak)<br />

Quercus rubra (red oak)<br />

Quercus velutina (black oak)<br />

Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust)<br />

Salix sp. (willow)<br />

Sassafras albidum (sassafras)<br />

Tilia americana (American basswood)<br />

Ulmus americana (American elm)<br />

Shrubs:<br />

Berberis thunbergii (Japanese barberry)<br />

Clethra alnifolia (sweet pepperbush)<br />

Cornus amomum * (swamp dogwood)<br />

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry)<br />

Ilex verticillata (winterberry holly)<br />

Itea virginica * (sweetspire)<br />

Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel)<br />

Lindera benzoin (spice bush)<br />

Lonicera sp. * (honeysuckle)<br />

Mitchella repens * (partridgeberry)<br />

Rosa multiflora (multiflora rose), waning<br />

Rubus occidentalis (black raspberry)<br />

Rubus sp. * (blackberry)<br />

Vaccinium corymbosum (highbush blueberry)<br />

Viburnum dentatum (arrowwood viburnum)<br />

Vines:<br />

Celastrus orbiculatus (Asiatic bittersweet)<br />

Humulus lupulus (hops)<br />

Ipomoea p<strong>and</strong>urata (wild potato vine)?<br />

Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle)<br />

Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper)<br />

Smilax sp. (greenbrier)<br />

Toxicodendron radicans (poison ivy)<br />

Vitis sp. (grape)<br />

Vitis vulpina (frost grape)<br />

Herbs:<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park Plant List (l<strong>and</strong> side)<br />

Wild Rice<br />

Meadow Beauty<br />

Achillea millefolium * (yarrow)<br />

Apocynum cannabinum * (Indian hemp)<br />

Asclepias syriaca * (common milkweed)<br />

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum * (ox-eye daisy)<br />

Cirsium sp. (thistle)<br />

Daucus carota (Queen Anne's lace)<br />

Erigeron annuus * (daisy fleabane)<br />

Galium tinctorium (bedstraw)<br />

Hibiscus moscheutos * (swamp rose mallow)<br />

Hypericum perforatum (common St. Johnswort)<br />

Impatiens capensis (jewelweed)<br />

Iris versicolor * (blue flag)<br />

Maianthemum canadense (Canada mayflower)<br />

Osmorhiza claytonii (sweet cicely?)<br />

Pilea pumila (clearweed)<br />

Podophyllum peltatum (mayapple)<br />

Polygonum arifolium (halberd-leaved tearthumb)<br />

Polygonum sp. (smartweed)<br />

Rhexia mariana (meadow beauty)<br />

Rumex crispus (curled dock)<br />

Sanicula sp. (sanicle)<br />

Symplocarpus foetidus (skunk cabbage)<br />

Triadenum virginicum (marsh St. Johnswort)<br />

Trifolium repens * (white clover)<br />

Utricularia gibba (bladderwort)<br />

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Willow Tree<br />

Rushes:<br />

Juncus acuminatus (rush)<br />

Juncus effusus (s<strong>of</strong>t rush)<br />

Common rush<br />

Sedges:<br />

Rhynchospora capitellata (beakrush)<br />

Grasses:<br />

Anthoxanthum odoratum (sweet vernal grass)<br />

Dactylis glomeratus (orchard grass)<br />

Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stilt grass)<br />

Panicum cl<strong>and</strong>estinum (deer-tongue grass)<br />

Phleum pratense * (timothy grass)<br />

Poa pratensis (Kentucky blue grass)<br />

Schizachyrium scoparium (little blue stem grass)<br />

Zizania aquatica (wild rice)<br />

Ferns <strong>and</strong> Fern Allies:<br />

Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern)<br />

ks337photorsia oryzoides (rice cut grass)<br />

Onoclea sensibilis (sensitive fern)<br />

Osmunda cinnamomea (cinnamon fern)<br />

Sensitive Fern


Destination Attributes<br />

Headwater Area - South Branch<br />

Camping Area<br />

Brendyn Byrne State Park<br />

MT. Misery Area<br />

Flora <strong>and</strong> Fauna<br />

Pasanada Ghost Town<br />

Pakim Pond Hiking <strong>and</strong> Swimming Area<br />

Batona <strong>Trail</strong><br />

Burlington County Parks Canoe <strong>Trail</strong><br />

Pakim Pond Camping<br />

Greenwood Bridge Picnicking<br />

Seasonal Cranberry Harvest 4 Fall Paddling.<br />

Proximity to NJ Pine Barrens National Preserve<br />

Cranberry Bog<br />

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Mt. Misery Area<br />

Headwaters <strong>of</strong> the<br />

SW Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

NE Mt. Misery<br />

SW Mt. Misery<br />

Pitch pine/scrub oak forests are prime breeding habitat for the Prairie Warbler, a migratory songbird that<br />

winters in the isl<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> the West Indies. The preserve contains the Four Mile Spring, one <strong>of</strong> several<br />

tributaries <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> that spring from the headwaters swamps <strong>of</strong> this 1,227-acre forested<br />

preserve. Approximately five miles <strong>of</strong> footpaths <strong>and</strong> s<strong>and</strong> roads wind through the preserve’s pitch pine<br />

forests <strong>and</strong> along ancient Atlantic White Cedar forests, <strong>and</strong> allows public access for foot travel, mountain<br />

biking <strong>and</strong> horse-back riding.<br />

NW Mt. Misery<br />

NW Mt. Misery<br />

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ef: frank leslies weekly newspaper 9-1-1866<br />

NEW JERSEY MARL PITS.<br />

THE advantages <strong>of</strong> marl as a fertilizer have been greatly overlooked<br />

in this country until within a very recent period. With our immense<br />

territory <strong>of</strong> rich soil in the new States, we had little care to improve<br />

l<strong>and</strong>s worn out with long cultivation, <strong>and</strong> so neglected the means <strong>of</strong><br />

maintaining the fertility <strong>of</strong> our farms, although they were <strong>of</strong>ten quite<br />

available. Of late years it has been found more advantageous to make<br />

l<strong>and</strong>s adjacent to market as productive as possible, <strong>and</strong> immense<br />

sums have been expended for the various appliances which subserve<br />

that end. Among these, marl occupies a prominent place. It is found<br />

in almost inexhaustible quantities in many parts <strong>of</strong> the country, <strong>and</strong><br />

can be pr<strong>of</strong>itably applied to almost any soil. The lower portions <strong>of</strong><br />

New Jersey contain immense quantities <strong>of</strong> marl, <strong>and</strong> our illustration<br />

shows the manner <strong>of</strong> digging <strong>and</strong> sending it from the pits. It is easily<br />

cut out, <strong>and</strong> is thrown directly into the cars, which st<strong>and</strong> on<br />

convenient tracks, by which it is taken wherever it is needed. By its<br />

use l<strong>and</strong>s that were quite barren have been made to produce<br />

liberally, rewarding amply the labor <strong>and</strong> money expended upon them.<br />

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Extractive Resources Marl Mining<br />

South Branch Vincentown<br />

Exploring Historic Pathways, Discovering New Underst<strong>and</strong>ings<br />

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South Branch Marl Bank<br />

36,000 Tons Marl Mined - 1867<br />

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Fossils<br />

Crustation (<strong>Natural</strong>ly Occurring Iron Accumulation)<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> S<strong>and</strong> Mining<br />

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S<strong>and</strong> Barge <strong>and</strong> Tug From Tracey<br />

Muller/PFritz Collection<br />

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Polish s<strong>and</strong> miners in 1887. Ignacy Aleks<strong>and</strong>er Gierymski.<br />

Compare painting to <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> s<strong>and</strong> mining in 1889-1890 at<br />

Centerton L<strong>and</strong>ing, South Bank Main Stem <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>. Something<br />

akin that would have been found in numerous areas on the <strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

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James Still, (1812-1885) the Dr. <strong>of</strong> the Pine Barrens,<br />

Herbalist, Father, Abolitionist, Poet...<br />

The Other L<strong>and</strong>, James Still<br />

A brief sketch <strong>of</strong> James Still tx<br />

Recollections <strong>of</strong> Dr. James Still<br />

1877<br />

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Yellow Leg S<strong>and</strong>pipers<br />

South Branch Lumberton<br />

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Flood Channel<br />

1938 Flood Washington St<br />

1938 Mt. Holly Flood Photos Courtesy <strong>of</strong> Larry Tigar,<br />

Mt. Holly Historical Society<br />

Floods Resulted in the US Army Engineers 1941 Flood Bypass Channel<br />

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Legally Hunting Duck<br />

South Branch<br />

Follow NJ Fish <strong>and</strong><br />

Game Laws when<br />

Kayaking<br />

Multi-Use<br />

Wear Hunter Safety<br />

Orange In Season<br />

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October 2, 1940 at 11:45 AM<br />

Mr. Mark Reynolds, Chair <strong>of</strong> Mt. Holly, NJ Flood Committee accompanied by<br />

NJ Senators <strong>and</strong> Representatives meet w/ President Franklin Roosevelt.<br />

Ref: Pare Lorentz Center, FDR Library


EXEMPLARY<br />

Mt. Holly 1941 Flood Bypass Channel<br />

Monroe Street Park - High Tide<br />

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Head <strong>of</strong> Tide<br />

N Branch<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Mount Holly<br />

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Mt. Holly Oxbow, Mill Race n Flood Channel<br />

Mt. Holly Mill Race Holiday Lights<br />

Always Wear a Life Jacket !<br />

Oxbow Channel<br />

Monroe Street Park<br />

Multi-Use<br />

Pinel<strong>and</strong>s Preservation Alliance N Branch<br />

Chillin’ on the Oxbow<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Water</strong>shed Old Ambassador Mill<br />

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2011 <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Flood<br />

Mount Holly - Lumberton<br />

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Mill Dam Pool-Mt. Holly<br />

Hummingbird – Cardinal Flower<br />

Mt. Holly Oxbow<br />

May - 2015<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Harbor Seal<br />

By: Michael Castagner , Willingboro<br />

<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong>s<br />

incubate<br />

destinations for<br />

environmental,<br />

<strong>and</strong> recreation<br />

activities<br />

r/t<br />

community,<br />

cultural <strong>and</strong><br />

historic<br />

attractions.<br />

Map <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rancocas</strong> Valley, <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>and</strong> Mt. Holly<br />

Hessian Captain J. Wald – 1776<br />

Ref: NJ State Museum<br />

Original N Branch Channel<br />

Monroe Mt. Street Holly Park Oxbow – Mt. Channel Holly<br />

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Mt. Holly<br />

N Branch<br />

the<br />

Head <strong>of</strong> Tide<br />

Headwaters Of<br />

Heart-waters !<br />

Flood Channel – Oxbow<br />

Mt. Holly<br />

tm<br />

Flowering Beggar Tick, Timbuctoo<br />

Mt. Holly’s<br />

Hack ‘s Canoe Retreat<br />

Red-Belly Turtle<br />

Monroe Street Park<br />

Summer Time<br />

Oxbow – Mill Race<br />

<strong>Water</strong>shed Marl Beds<br />

Dinosaurs Marl beds & Mosasaurs<br />

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Pre Flood Channel<br />

Mt. Holly<br />

Fog-Late March<br />

Flood Channel, Mt. Holly<br />

Monroe Street Park<br />

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N Branch Head <strong>of</strong> Tide<br />

Mill Dam Characteristics (Subject to Change)<br />

Recreation Site<br />

Scaled Appropriate Buoys (should mark) the presence <strong>of</strong> Mill Dam, up-stream, intake area.<br />

Strong current over or through spillway <strong>and</strong> trash gates. Mill Dam is approximately 65 feet across. Mill Dam Spillway is<br />

70 feet long <strong>and</strong> 65 feet wide. It is 100 feet from the face <strong>of</strong> the Mill Dam to the North Branch shoals.<br />

Strong unpredictable currents, presence <strong>of</strong> submerged hazards <strong>and</strong> low visibility upstream <strong>of</strong> dam spillways <strong>and</strong> trash<br />

gates.<br />

Turbulent discharges from Mill Dam gates. Mill Dam is 5 gates across w/ 2 debris gates for a total <strong>of</strong> 7 gates.<br />

Cascading spillway discharges, strong unpredictable currents below dam <strong>and</strong> presence <strong>of</strong><br />

debris passing over or through dam.<br />

Strong upstream currents in surface waters (reverse flow) after water flows though flood<br />

gates.<br />

Swift, turbulent waters in a plunging flow below spillway gates.<br />

Slippery surfaces on shoreline.<br />

Submerged scaled accordingly shoals <strong>and</strong> rapidly rising waters from spillway discharge.<br />

Note: Ideal Destination Attribute to practice basic <strong>and</strong> fundamental white <strong>and</strong> flat water kayaking. Follow ACA<br />

position papers on how to paddle safely. Always paddle w another person. Leave a Float Plan. Wear your PFD. Gain<br />

proper <strong>and</strong> appropriate instruction before kayaking flat or white-water. Know the area you are paddling.<br />

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Evolution <strong>of</strong> North Branch<br />

S<strong>and</strong> Bar<br />

2021<br />

2022<br />

2018<br />

2020<br />

2017<br />

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Low Tide, Mt. Holly Flood Control Weir<br />

<strong>Water</strong> Control Structure<br />

1942<br />

Note: Vertical Posts<br />

High Tide<br />

Note: 2015 Weir Solid to a S<strong>and</strong>y <strong>Creek</strong> Bottom. Concrete shelf<br />

Runs north for 20 feet before dropping <strong>of</strong>f precipitously into main<br />

N Branch Channel<br />

North Channel<br />

Original<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

N Branch<br />

Vertical Post<br />

Vertical Post<br />

Proximal (North) end <strong>of</strong><br />

Mt. Holly Flood Channel<br />

Photo: AJH Designs, Mt. Holly<br />

Approximate area <strong>of</strong><br />

concrete shelf, slopes down creek<br />

Detail <strong>of</strong> Mt. Holly Flood Control Weir, Low Tide 30 July 2014<br />

Hydraulic Resistance from Tidal Forces at Weir allows a Reversible <strong>Water</strong> Flow<br />

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Watch for Scale<br />

Scientific Study<br />

Mt. Holly Flood Bypass Channel <strong>and</strong> Weir on<br />

the N Branch-Oxbow <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Meets the Requirements as to allow for<br />

registration as a National Historic Site.<br />

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Note: Grommet<br />

One per Section<br />

Note: Red Dashed Line Marks Approximate<br />

Edge <strong>of</strong> Concrete Shelf. Shelf continues<br />

downslope<br />

Not all sections have metal plate


Main Stem <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Western Viewshed<br />

Centerton<br />

Eastern Viewshed<br />

Centerton<br />

Centerton<br />

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Uncommon<br />

on<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Glossy Ibis<br />

Centerton<br />

Photo ks337photo<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

Tidal Ice Formation in the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

(Mt. Holly Oxbow-Flood Bypass Channel-Delaware River Maritime Crossroads)<br />

Embryotic Pancake Ice Formation<br />

Tidal-Fresh <strong>Water</strong>/Mill Dam Pool<br />

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Tidal<br />

Ice<br />

N Branch<br />

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Ice is Nice<br />

Learning is Fun, <strong>Natural</strong>ly<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> Pathways


Winter Ecology<br />

Salinity<br />

05 Feb 07 06 Feb 07 09 Feb 07<br />

10 Feb 07<br />

Ice Analysis<br />

Chesapeake Bay<br />

National / Naval Ice<br />

Center<br />

Analysis Feb. 2007<br />

Date Source: Date<br />

MODIS: As Shown (Feb 07)<br />

Unclassified<br />

23 Feb 07<br />

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S Branch Eagle, by Audrey W.<br />

LBI Seal<br />

<strong>Natural</strong> <strong>History</strong><br />

LBI Seal <strong>and</strong> Timbuctoo Pintail Photo by<br />

ks337photo<br />

Muskie Killdeer by Jeremy Travers<br />

Stone Fly Larvae – Courtesy Stroud Center<br />

Learning is Fun, <strong>Natural</strong>ly<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> Pathways


<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Ice Harvest<br />

1908 Sanborn Map<br />

Mt. Holly Ice House<br />

Dur<strong>and</strong>s Pond<br />

Ref: Larry Tigar – Mt. Holly Hx Society<br />

Ref: Larry Tigar – Mt. Holly Hx Society<br />

Learning is Fun, <strong>Natural</strong>ly<br />

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Indigo Bunting<br />

N Branch<br />

Mother Duck w Ducklings<br />

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Indigo Bunting<br />

N Branch<br />

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American Canoe<br />

Association<br />

Three Day Canoe<br />

Excursion <strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong><br />

Field <strong>and</strong> Stream<br />

June 18, 1910<br />

Timbuctoo Spring<br />

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Burlington County Parks Public Lyceum High Street Mount Holly National Historic District<br />

Exploring Historic Pathways, Discovering New Underst<strong>and</strong>ings


Interpretative Site<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> Nature Center<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Natural</strong><br />

Area<br />

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Invasive<br />

Snake-Head<br />

Mill Dam


Osprey Mill Dam<br />

North Branch<br />

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Multi-Use<br />

Txs to peter fritz, delanco<br />

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South Branch Lumberton<br />

North Branch<br />

Mill Dam Mount Holly<br />

Duck Hunting<br />

Fishing<br />

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5:50 PM North Branch Main <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Timbuctoo<br />

135 Miles Inl<strong>and</strong> from Delaware Capes<br />

Compliments K<br />

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Incoming Tide<br />

5:50 PM North Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

Turning Basin-Timbuctoo<br />

135 Miles Inl<strong>and</strong> from Delaware Capes<br />

Compliments K<br />

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5:56 PM North Branch<br />

Incoming Tide - Turning Basin<br />

Timbuctoo<br />

135 Miles Inl<strong>and</strong> from Delaware Capes<br />

Compliments K<br />

ks337photo<br />

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6:19 PM North Branch<br />

Turning Basin Tide “Extinct”<br />

Timbuctoo<br />

Compliments K<br />

ks337photo Compliments K<br />

ks337photo<br />

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N Branch Historic Timbuctoo<br />

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Semi-Wild Paddling<br />

N Branch<br />

My Soul Has Grown Deep Like the River.<br />

Langston Hughes, 1921<br />

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When on the N Branch during an evening or night-time paddle one sees the constellation, “Little<br />

Dipper” or the “Drinking Gourd”, rising low over <strong>and</strong> spanning Horse-Head Point <strong>and</strong> Timbuctoo.<br />

Here as tides flow immortal<br />

st<strong>and</strong>ing post above in silent<br />

repose...”Follow the Drinking Gourd”<br />

Directly above the hamlet <strong>of</strong><br />

Timbuctoo sits the “Little Dipper” <strong>and</strong><br />

the North Star. Burlington County<br />

<strong>and</strong> Timbuctoo a single-path among<br />

the myriad capillaries <strong>of</strong> the Underground Railroad.<br />

Little Dipper<br />

RCNWT Geo-Fact Sound Track: Richie Havens Jams “Follow the Drinking Gourd”<br />

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Even the stars marked the<br />

distress <strong>and</strong> fears <strong>of</strong> those at<br />

Timbuctoo *<br />

Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad<br />

Conductor sang <strong>of</strong> the Little Dipper in the<br />

spiritual folk-song “Follow the Drinking<br />

Gourd”.<br />

Sung around by slaves, hymnals were<br />

used to get the word out <strong>and</strong> about.<br />

“Follow the Drinking Gourd” ** hymn<br />

refers to:<br />

When the first quail call, follow the<br />

drinking gourd...<br />

Escape in the Spring looking<br />

at the night sky for direction.<br />

Leading the way the star<br />

formation, the Little Dipper<br />

which points to Polaris, the<br />

Pole Star, North <strong>and</strong><br />

Freedom **<br />

When the first quail call, follow the<br />

drinking gourd...<br />

* Timbuctoo was settled on the N Branch, <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> by Fugitive Slaves in1825<br />

** http://www.followthedrinkinggourd.org (reference on “Follow the Drinking Gourd” song)<br />

Escaping slaves used the North Star as<br />

a guide to follow North on the<br />

Underground Railroad. In a kind <strong>of</strong><br />

general way. i.e.: If you go far enough,<br />

you come to one <strong>of</strong> the free states, or<br />

to Canada.<br />

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<strong>Water</strong> Snake Melpine L<strong>and</strong>ing<br />

High Tide<br />

Mt. Holly<br />

Bufflehead Duck<br />

Mt. Holly<br />

Melpine Sunset<br />

North Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

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Exploring Historic Pathways, Discovering New Underst<strong>and</strong>ings


<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Paddlers Alert: 2016 <strong>Water</strong>fowl <strong>and</strong> Migratory Bird Hunting along the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Year Round Kayaking along the <strong>Rancocas</strong> brings paddlers into areas where<br />

legal hunting <strong>of</strong> <strong>Water</strong>fowl <strong>and</strong> Migratory Birds takes place.<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> creek is both in the North <strong>and</strong> South duck<br />

hunting zones. The cut-<strong>of</strong>f for North <strong>and</strong> South is Rt.<br />

73 <strong>and</strong> I-295.<br />

North Duck , Pemberton, Mt. Holly , Hainesport to<br />

Rt. 295 ends January 23 rd<br />

Paddler Note: Review NJ Fish <strong>and</strong> Game Regulations 4 Seasonal Hunting Zones. Find also link below Map<br />

South Duck , West <strong>of</strong> Rt 295 <strong>and</strong> South <strong>of</strong> Rt 73 ends<br />

14 th January <strong>and</strong> North Goose ends 23 January<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Paddlers Alert<br />

• Wear your PFD (Life Jacket) <strong>and</strong> Hunter Safety Orange Gear.<br />

• Elevate <strong>and</strong> Enhance paddling awareness. Plan your paddle trip accordingly.<br />

• Hunting <strong>of</strong>ten takes place in the morning <strong>and</strong> early evening (dusk) hours.<br />

• Plan your paddle trip accordingly.<br />

• Stay Alert for waterfowl decoys <strong>and</strong> hunters on turns <strong>and</strong> points along the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>.<br />

• Do not disturb decoys. Do not intrude on hunters. Do not bother hunting dogs.<br />

• Hunters Are More Likely 2 B Present in the Morning Hours <strong>and</strong> Early Evening.<br />

U May Not C Them !<br />

NJ Duck Hunting Boat<br />

Wear Your PFD. Let a friend know where <strong>and</strong> when your paddling. Hypothermia sets in very quickly when water temps drop below<br />

70 degree’s. Dress properly. Double bag all electronic gear. Paddle Safe. Share the Ride.<br />

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/waterfowl_info.htm<br />

NJ State Police Winter Safety <strong>Water</strong>way Video Tips<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> spans<br />

Prepared<br />

numerous<br />

4 Public Advocacy<br />

habitats,<br />

2 the <strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

semi-wild,<br />

<strong>Creek</strong> National<br />

pristine,<br />

<strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong>,<br />

tidal<br />

nomination<br />

marsh, natural areas in places . The<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed embraces migratory ducks <strong>and</strong> other waterfowl, rail, snipe, coots or moorhens<br />

www . nbranchwatersafety<br />

(gallinule).<br />

. com<br />

All legally hunted in NJ.<br />

TM<br />

by rancocas pathways, inc<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

Red-Headed Woodpecker<br />

Photo: ks337photo<br />

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Hainesport <strong>Creek</strong> Turn Pottery Public Access Site South Branch<br />

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Below the Confluence<br />

Main Stem – <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Joins Delaware River<br />

Delanco’s Hawk Isl<strong>and</strong><br />

1870’s Boat Hook from the Tug Minerva<br />

Courtesy <strong>of</strong> Burlington County Lyceum<br />

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Phossy Jaw<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Phosphorus Plume<br />

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Moorestown Main Stem<br />

1682, John <strong>and</strong> Sarah Roberts became the<br />

first English-speaking residents <strong>of</strong> Moorestown<br />

Borton L<strong>and</strong>ing<br />

Boundary <strong>Creek</strong> Burlington County Parks <strong>Natural</strong><br />

Resource Area-Observation Platform<br />

(screen grab BCParks)<br />

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Main Stem<br />

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Willingboro, since 1688, an original<br />

township <strong>of</strong> Burlington County <strong>and</strong><br />

the State <strong>of</strong> NJ<br />

Mill <strong>Creek</strong> Duck Hunting<br />

NJ Duck Hunting Season<br />

December - 2021<br />

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Note Coates Bar (Isl<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> Juan Fern<strong>and</strong>ez) Fishery<br />

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Wood Duck/Teal<br />

Mill <strong>Creek</strong>, Willingboro<br />

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Common Mergansers<br />

Coates Bar - Main Stem<br />

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Mill <strong>Creek</strong>, <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Main Steam<br />

Tributary<br />

Low Turbidity<br />

May the Circle Remain Unbroken<br />

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Incoming High Tide<br />

Kennedy<br />

Center<br />

Mill <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Outgoing Tide<br />

Slack Tide<br />

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NEC Energy


Delaware River <strong>and</strong> <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Crossroads<br />

<strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Natural</strong> <strong>History</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong><br />

Philadelphia/Camden Ports 12 Miles South<br />

21 miles East<br />

“Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Scenic Feature<br />

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Ref: peter fritz<br />

Delanco Fishery Main Stem <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>and</strong> Delaware River<br />

100 Years on the Delaware Valley’s Maritime Crossroads<br />

1850-1950 - Maritime Anchorage<br />

Goat Locker<br />

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Shipman Mansion<br />

Edgewater Park<br />

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Delaware River<br />

Maritime L<strong>and</strong>scape<br />

Tidal Delaware River <strong>Trail</strong><br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong><br />

RCNWT<br />

Insert<br />

N Branch Channel<br />

Main<br />

Stem<br />

N Branch<br />

Mt. Holly<br />

Main Stem-<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

Hainesport Boat Launch<br />

Mt. Holly Oxbow – Mill Race<br />

Burlington County Park<br />

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S Branch<br />

Lumberto<br />

n<br />

Mouth <strong>and</strong> Main Stem Communities<br />

Delanco/Riverside/Delran


<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>and</strong> the Delaware River<br />

Maritime Crossroads - “Goat Locker”<br />

1898 Steamer Fare<br />

Regularly scheduled trip was $0.25 one-way or<br />

$0.40 for a round-trip to Bristol or $0.50 to<br />

Trenton<br />

Jonathan Cone <strong>of</strong> the Upper Delaware River Transportation Company’s<br />

operated on the Delaware River for passenger trips. In 1857, introduced<br />

the iron-hulled JOHN A. WARNER.<br />

TWILIGHT built by the Harlan & Hollingsworth yard in 1868<br />

Samoset (American Ferry Steamship, 1897)<br />

Columbia-1898-Delanco L<strong>and</strong>ing<br />

Centerton Bridge<br />

From PW Schopp Collection<br />

Model <strong>of</strong> Annie VanSciver, <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Streamer (1907)<br />

Museum <strong>of</strong> the Albemarle, 2009 - Virginia Pilot<br />

Three Musketeers – 1930<br />

Pennsylvania Side <strong>of</strong> Delaware River<br />

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National<br />

<strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Water</strong><br />

<strong>Flip</strong><br />

<strong>Trail</strong><br />

<strong>Book</strong><br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Multi-Use Tide-<strong>Water</strong>s<br />

Share the Ride<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed<br />

Whites Bog<br />

Cranberry Cay<br />

Courtesy S. Moore<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Joins Delaware River<br />

From the Pines to the Tide<br />

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Exploring Historic R Bennet Pathways, Photo Discovering New Underst<strong>and</strong>ings<br />

photo r bennet


SOLAR ECLIPSE<br />

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SW Branch<br />

Dr. <strong>of</strong> the Pines<br />

Kirby’s Mill<br />

Marl Mines<br />

Blueberry<br />

Medford<br />

Medford<br />

Canoe <strong>Trail</strong><br />

Cranberry<br />

Arboretum<br />

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Pemberton-Fort Dix-New Lisbon-Browns Mills-<br />

Whitebogs Historic village<br />

104 Engineering - NJ National Guard<br />

From Teneck, NJ - 21 January 1941<br />

N Branch<br />

Reference <strong>and</strong> Used w Permission<br />

Joseph G. Bilby, Assistant Curator<br />

NGMMNJ<br />

Pemberton N Branch - August 1902<br />

Ref: Marriot Canby Collection Library Comopany <strong>of</strong> Philadelphia<br />

Pemberton Pond<br />

January 1964<br />

Ref: Glen Malsbury<br />

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Mill Race<br />

N Branch Mt. Holly Oxbow<br />

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Snail<br />

Photo ks337photo<br />

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Summer Time water temperatures in the Mount Holly Oxbow <strong>of</strong>ten exceed 90<br />

degrees in mid to late summer. <strong>Water</strong> is shallow heated by sun, fish mortality.<br />

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NJ State Parks 1932<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>and</strong> Burlington Revolutionary War flip-book takes the reader on a selfguided<br />

narrative <strong>of</strong> NJ’s <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Revolutionary War Maritime <strong>Heritage</strong> <strong>and</strong> Cultural L<strong>and</strong>scape.<br />

November 1914<br />

Nature’s wonderful tidal marsh ecosystem awaits...<br />

If there are areas that you would like to kayak <strong>and</strong> or ask questions drop <strong>Rancocas</strong> Pathways a note<br />

. We are always looking to enhance, augment <strong>and</strong> make readers friendly this material <strong>and</strong> across to<br />

all demographics.<br />

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Mount Holly<br />

Battle <strong>of</strong> Iron Works Hill 1776<br />

British Occupation 1778<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>, Monroe Park, Mount Holly<br />

(British Provincial Unit “Skinners Greens” NJ Volunteers 2009)<br />

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Mount Holly Artist<br />

Henry Inman - 1832<br />

Native American Portraits<br />

Placed inside America’s Capital Building Rotunda<br />

Children <strong>of</strong> Burlington’s Bishop Doane<br />

1835<br />

Henry Inman Owned <strong>and</strong> Studio was at Sharp’s Farm Up on the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

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Tidal Extent<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

N Branch


<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Cleaved by Mt. Holly 1941 Flood Bypass Channel<br />

High Tide<br />

Low Tide<br />

1000<br />

1600<br />

411-9-2017<br />

PM 10 AM<br />

N Branch - Incoming Tide<br />

Original N Branch Channel Mount Holly<br />

11-8-2017<br />

145 Miles North From Delaware Estuary Twin Capes


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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

“Wishbone”<br />

Mount Holly<br />

Founded 1677<br />

Nomination Under Review<br />

Lumberton<br />

Founded Late 1600’s<br />

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Mount Holly<br />

Mount<br />

Holly<br />

Kayak down New Jersey’s <strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong>’s <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong>. Start on the North<br />

Branch in Mount Holly, a National<br />

Historic District. Wonderful exemplary,<br />

diverse <strong>and</strong> eclectic creek side amenities<br />

<strong>and</strong> shops.<br />

North Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Founded 1677<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

“Wishbone”<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong> Miles 14 - 24<br />

Nominated as a National <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

Art galleries, historic walking tours <strong>and</strong><br />

much more. Tides <strong>and</strong> westward flowing<br />

waters rhyme w yourself <strong>and</strong> friends.<br />

Kayak down by the historic hamlet <strong>of</strong><br />

Timbuctoo seeped in heritage <strong>of</strong><br />

freedom <strong>and</strong> the Underground<br />

Railroad...


Kayak into discovering a natural beauty<br />

sublime, a gently rolling l<strong>and</strong>scape, a lively,<br />

verdant Burlington County Greenway. NJ’s<br />

1,200 acre <strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park. Feel cool<br />

Timbuctoo<br />

amber Pine Barrens waters slip beneath your<br />

fingertips, smile as invigorating sun-kissed<br />

waters splash one’s face <strong>and</strong> skin.<br />

Nominated as a National <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

Here people, s<strong>and</strong>-pipers, egrets, eagles,<br />

osprey, turtles <strong>and</strong> warblers play.<br />

Melpine L<strong>and</strong>ing’s terraced monarch<br />

butterfly milkweed lawn welcomes kayakers.<br />

Kayak into a wet, wild <strong>and</strong> wonderful<br />

confluence <strong>of</strong> sun, dancing breezes, wind<br />

<strong>and</strong> exuberant currents..<br />

“ Leave No Trace ”


Kayak into the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> South<br />

Branch. Explore an industrial past<br />

reclaimed by natures narrative; visit<br />

Centerton on the <strong>Rancocas</strong> Main Stem.<br />

Hainesport<br />

Follow ghosts <strong>of</strong> Leni-Lenape canoes <strong>and</strong><br />

steam-ships <strong>of</strong> days long past Stone<br />

Quarry L<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> up into Hainesport’s<br />

public launch.<br />

Nominated as a National <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

Round the twisting turning creek<br />

channels, flanked by expansive forest<br />

bluffs at <strong>Creek</strong> Turn Pottery, one final<br />

bend <strong>and</strong> into Lumberton’s wonderful<br />

tidal l<strong>and</strong>scape.<br />

Indigo Bunting by ks337photo<br />

Multi Use<br />

Big Sky calls, blankets the paddler. Tired<br />

arms give way to an expansive narrative<br />

<strong>of</strong> scenery.


10 miles from Mt. Holly arrive at<br />

Lumberton’s exquisite public<br />

l<strong>and</strong>ing.<br />

Paddle up into the fringe <strong>of</strong> the NJ<br />

Pine Barrens among steep<br />

incisional marl banks where<br />

remains <strong>of</strong> dinosaur’s <strong>and</strong> bogiron<br />

relics wink down.<br />

On New Jersey’s <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Wishbone” time loses its<br />

meaning, its direction <strong>and</strong> its<br />

hurry.<br />

Here in NJ’s great polygon <strong>of</strong><br />

green one kayaks w tidal <strong>and</strong><br />

fresh waters who set the anchor<br />

on your fun <strong>and</strong> enjoyment.<br />

Nominated as a<br />

National <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

Lumberton<br />

South Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>


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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong> encompasses conservation connecting<br />

unique maritime, ecological, geological, hydrological, scenic,<br />

cultural, <strong>and</strong> historic features plus heritage <strong>and</strong> community<br />

attributes that accommodate a variety <strong>of</strong> healthy, multi-use<br />

outdoor recreation activities...<br />

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Mt. Holly <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Sits on the 40.0000 Degree<br />

Line<br />

40.00000° N<br />

Geo-Location : 40.00182° N - 74.81465° E<br />

Mouth <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Bernard Devonish, L<strong>and</strong> Owner on the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> in<br />

1687 sailed regularly back <strong>and</strong> forth to Barbados from the<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong>. Bernard's brother was a Ship’s Captain<br />

known to have sailed from the Ports <strong>of</strong> Baltimore <strong>and</strong><br />

Philadelphia. Back in the 1700’s brigs <strong>and</strong> such unloaded<br />

cargo from Barbados in the Port <strong>of</strong> Philadelphia. From these<br />

docks, cargo was loaded into <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> shallops <strong>and</strong><br />

then sailed the tide back to the Devonish <strong>and</strong> Other L<strong>and</strong><br />

Holdings (todays <strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park) up on at the<br />

confluence.<br />

20.0000° N<br />

Horse<br />

Latitudes<br />

Geo-Location: 13° 10' N <strong>and</strong> 59° 32'<br />

W<br />

Barbados<br />

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Revolutionary War Court <strong>of</strong> Admiralty Mount Holly<br />

Delaware River<br />

Ports<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Early American<br />

Coastwise Trade<br />

Route<br />

Cape<br />

Hatteras<br />

S<strong>and</strong>y Hook - NJ<br />

Burlington County <strong>Water</strong>men<br />

1776<br />

Farmers<br />

Mariners<br />

Lightermen<br />

Weavers<br />

Whalers<br />

Trappers<br />

Merchants<br />

Caribbean Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

March 21, 1817<br />

Sailing Shallop “Good Intent”<br />

One Deck-One Mast<br />

Length: 52 feet – 8 inches<br />

Width: 18 feet 6 inches<br />

Dept: 4 feet<br />

Weight: 30 tuns<br />

Ref: Decou<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Maritime <strong>Heritage</strong><br />

State <strong>of</strong> NJ Legislative Navigation Acts<br />

from 1783<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> or Ancocas <strong>Creek</strong><br />

RCNWT<br />

Geo-Fact<br />

1849<br />

Barge<br />

“Vessel Ribs”<br />

Mount Holly<br />

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Annie<br />

Annie<br />

L.<br />

L.<br />

VanSciver<br />

VanSciver<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong><br />

Steamer<br />

Steamer<br />

1910<br />

1910<br />

Centerton<br />

Centerton<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong><br />

Used w Permission<br />

Mt. Laurel Hx Society


State <strong>of</strong> NJ <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Natural</strong> Area


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Historic L<strong>and</strong>-Owners <strong>of</strong> North Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Present day - Timbuctoo/<strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park/Willingboro<br />

Property-Owner<br />

Notes:<br />

1. Mary Perkins……………… Trust deed. Widow. Burlington City Resident<br />

2. Anthony Elton……………. L<strong>and</strong> owner. Present day <strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park.<br />

3. R. Fenimore………………… Road from <strong>Creek</strong> to Great Meadow. Connection to to B. Devonish. Brick-Layer, Distiller (possible location <strong>of</strong><br />

N. Branch distillery ? May 17, 1783).<br />

4. Lawrence Morris………… Sawyer, on Town-line at Grubb’s Meadow (p. 471).<br />

5. John Cripps………………… Mt. Holly Connection/Wool comber. L<strong>and</strong> abuts Morris.<br />

6. Thomas Gardiner……….. Surveyor .<br />

7. Grubb’s Run ……………Henry Grubb: Innkeeper/Butcher, Family Well Known Quaker Abolitionists. Local inn-keeper. Is Grubb’s<br />

Run named for Grubb ? See connection to Burlington City. (P. 483 --- Perkins L<strong>and</strong> Deal)<br />

8. Timbuctoo Residents……… Freedmen/Escaped Slaves, See “Davis Site” references.<br />

9. Interview………….……… w/ Local, long-time residents.<br />

Ref: Nelson, William/Personal Interviews<br />

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N Branch<br />

1870’s<br />

Devonish Farm L<strong>and</strong>ing (todays <strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park)<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> Nature Center Farmstead<br />

Confirmed (Period) Approximate Location <strong>of</strong> a<br />

1870’s era Farm, Wharf or Club-House L<strong>and</strong>ing<br />

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Timbuctoo, North Branch<br />

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Mt. Holly<br />

North Branch Paddling<br />

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Mount<br />

Holly<br />

National Historic District<br />

North Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

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Mount Holly National Historic District<br />

Mount Holly Historic District [†] is architecturally significant because <strong>of</strong> its complete range <strong>of</strong><br />

architectural styles. These examples <strong>of</strong> the development <strong>of</strong> building in this part <strong>of</strong> New Jersey<br />

include the 1723 Three Tuns Tavern (Mill Street Hotel; Mill <strong>and</strong> Pine Streets) with thick stone walls,<br />

a 1733 frame house (211 Mill Street) where Stephen Girard had both his home <strong>and</strong> shop during his<br />

stay in Mount Holly, the 1736 Shinn Log House (Park Drive <strong>and</strong> Commerce Place), a 1744 Flemish<br />

bond brick house with glazed headers (Thomas Budd House, 20 White Street), a 1775 Quaker<br />

Meeting House (Friends Meeting House, High <strong>and</strong> Garden streets), a 1775<br />

RANCOCAS<br />

English frame house<br />

(Samuel Carr House, 111 Garden Street), the 1796 Burlington County Court House (High Street) <strong>of</strong><br />

superb architectural design, <strong>and</strong> the 1810 Burlington County Prison Museum at 128 CREEK High Street.<br />

Other buildings are an 1815 stately brick town house (21 Mill Street), an 1832 Georgian home<br />

(James Langstaff Mansion, 307 High Street), an 1864 superb example <strong>of</strong> board-<strong>and</strong>-batten<br />

construction (Fenimore House, 35 Ridgway Street), an 1865 Victorian home (Lippincott House, 29<br />

Ridgway Street) with a mansard ro<strong>of</strong> <strong>and</strong> an excellent example <strong>of</strong> an 1870 antebellum mansion<br />

(James Langstaff Mansion, 307 High Street.<br />

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Multi-Use<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Mount Holly S<strong>and</strong>bar<br />

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Multi-Use<br />

Mount Holly<br />

Head <strong>of</strong> Tide<br />

N Branch<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

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Burlington County Parks Public Lyceum High Street Mount Holly National Historic District<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Woodpeckers<br />

Pileated Woodpecker<br />

Flicker Dodging Rain<br />

Red-Bellied (upper left)<br />

Photos: ks337photo<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Restoration<br />

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Enhanced Access<br />

Mill Dam - Iron Works Park – Mount Holly<br />

Low Tide<br />

147 Inl<strong>and</strong> Miles from Delaware Estuary Twin Capes<br />

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High Tide<br />

High Tide<br />

Low Tide<br />

Low Tide<br />

4 PM 10 AM<br />

1000<br />

11-9-2017<br />

1600<br />

11-8-2017<br />

N Branch – Tidal Range<br />

137 Miles Inl<strong>and</strong> from Delaware River Twin Capes<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Cleaved by Mt. Holly 1941 Flood Bypass Channel<br />

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Stephen<br />

Steven<br />

Girard was<br />

Girard<br />

born in Bordeaux, France on May 20, 1750,<br />

into a wealthy family in the shipping business. Stephen himself<br />

first set out to sea at age 14, <strong>and</strong> he continued in the shipping<br />

business, which took him to New York in 1774.<br />

His shipping business was negatively affected by the British<br />

blockade during the Revolutionary War. He moved to Philadelphia<br />

in 1776 where he married Mary Lum. When Philadelphia was<br />

occupied by the British troops in 1777, Stephen <strong>and</strong> Mary moved<br />

to this house in Mount Holly, where they also operated a retail<br />

store. During his time here, the native Frenchman became<br />

increasingly interested in the cause <strong>of</strong> the American Revolution<br />

going on around him. In Philadelphia, on October 27, 1778, Girard<br />

signed an oath <strong>of</strong> allegiance <strong>and</strong> became an American Citizen. In<br />

1779, he moved back to Philadelphia, concentrating again on his<br />

shipping business.<br />

After the Revolutionary War, Girard's shipping business grew<br />

dramatically, along with his wealth. Decades later, he became a<br />

major financier to the United States government for the War <strong>of</strong><br />

1812. Upon his death on December 26, 1831, he left a majority <strong>of</strong><br />

his fortune that formed in 1848 what is now known as Girard<br />

College.<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Revolutionary War Era Coinage<br />

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Down <strong>Rancocas</strong> to Delaware to Port <strong>of</strong> Philadelphia<br />

Sold at Admiralty Courts in Mount Holly Stephen Girard<br />

In Philadelphia<br />

Port Naval<br />

& Other Stores<br />

Sold to<br />

Continental<br />

Army/Navy<br />

Captured British Goods Moved Across<br />

Pine Barrens by Horse Cart <strong>and</strong> Punts<br />

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Courtesy<br />

Lumberton<br />

Historical<br />

Society<br />

Atsion Wharfs<br />

# 4 <strong>and</strong> # 5<br />

Atsion - Lumberton - <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Delaware River Ports & Markets<br />

txs to Lumberton Historical Society<br />

1766<br />

NJ Pioneer<br />

Navigation Act<br />

S Branch Lumberton<br />

<strong>Creek</strong> Tariff<br />

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Canby Collection


Polaris or the North Star<br />

is the last star in the<br />

constellation Ursa Minor.<br />

Polaris is the star at the<br />

tip <strong>of</strong> the h<strong>and</strong>le <strong>of</strong> the<br />

“Little Dipper”.<br />

Polaris is considered<br />

navigational star.<br />

a<br />

Polaris was used by<br />

sailing shallops, tugs,<br />

barges, yaliwackers,<br />

steam-boats <strong>and</strong> the like<br />

as they navigated<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> tidal<br />

waters on night tides <strong>and</strong><br />

currents.<br />

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Hessians<br />

Tip <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Hat to<br />

Mr. T.<br />

Battle<br />

<strong>of</strong><br />

Mount<br />

Holly<br />

Hessians<br />

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Hessian Fks337photots Route<br />

<strong>of</strong> Travel<br />

Revolutionary War<br />

Portsmouth<br />

Engl<strong>and</strong><br />

Ochsenfurth<br />

Germany<br />

New York<br />

Harbor<br />

Burlington<br />

New Jersey


Conservation<br />

Art By Luke<br />

Common Merganser<br />

North Branch<br />

Senator Allen, Senator Stanfield, Congressman Kim, Local<br />

Folks, Local Kids, Steve Nagwiewicz, Maritime<br />

Explorer/Historian, Paul Schoop Historian<br />

Tip <strong>of</strong> hat to Dan Oconnell, Burlington County Commissoner<br />

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March 26, 1777<br />

April 2, 1777<br />

Portsmouth<br />

Rhine River<br />

Inl<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Water</strong>way<br />

Main<br />

River<br />

Inl<strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Water</strong>way<br />

April 8, 1777<br />

March 9, 1777<br />

Staten Isl<strong>and</strong><br />

New York Harbor<br />

Battle <strong>of</strong> New York


White Tail Deer<br />

N Branch<br />

Coyote<br />

N Branch<br />

Photos ks337photo<br />

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Hessians L<strong>and</strong>ing Staten Isl<strong>and</strong><br />

15 August 1776<br />

See Battle for<br />

New York<br />

See Battle<br />

Trenton<br />

24 December<br />

1776<br />

Burlington>>><br />


Look Listen Feel Revolutionary War <strong>Heritage</strong><br />

Battle <strong>of</strong> Iron Works Hill December 1776<br />

North Branch<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Mount Holly<br />

Cockpit <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Revolutionary War<br />

Captain Johann von Ewald<br />

Hessian Military Map (1776)<br />

Burlington - Mount Holly - Bordentown<br />

Burlington County Court House<br />

Mt. Holly<br />

First Constructed 1693<br />

Most Popular Kayak Excursions Mt. Holly to Melpine L<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong>


Revolutionary War Reference to the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> by Hessian Colonel von Donop in<br />

reference to the Revolutionary War Battle <strong>of</strong> Mt. Holly (December 22 <strong>and</strong> 23, 1776)<br />

Battle <strong>of</strong> Mt. Holly, also known as the Battle <strong>of</strong> Iron Works Hill<br />

Map <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rancocas</strong> Valley, <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>and</strong> Mt. Holly<br />

Hessian Captain J. Wald – 1776<br />

Ref: NJ State Museum<br />

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Hessians Sailed in Fks337photot <strong>of</strong> 42 British Naval Vessels*<br />

Different vsl names<br />

Albion<br />

Greyhound<br />

Henry<br />

Union<br />

Eagle<br />

Rockingham<br />

Charming<br />

Nancy<br />

Lost 3 anchors in a storm<br />

Ran aground<br />

Refloated after storm<br />

Surveyed – Not fit to sail to America<br />

* One fks337photot <strong>of</strong> many<br />

• 1776 - 100 troop transports, 2<br />

men-<strong>of</strong>-war; 50 cannon, 4<br />

frigates 36 cannon, 2 fire ships<br />

• 5/6/1777 150 transport ships<br />

escorted by 8 warships to<br />

America<br />

Meals On Board for Every Six Men (differs from ship to ship)<br />

Four pounds <strong>of</strong> zwieback<br />

Bottle <strong>of</strong> rum or beer daily<br />

On Sunday 8 lbs <strong>of</strong> pork <strong>and</strong> 2 ladles <strong>of</strong> peas, ½ lb cheese, 2 lbs<br />

oatmeal, 4 lbs bread<br />

On Monday 2 lbs <strong>of</strong> barley, 2 lbs <strong>of</strong> zwieback, rasians, fine wheat flour<br />

for bread pudding.<br />

or ½ lb butter, 4/5 lb <strong>of</strong> Dutch Cheese<br />

Tuesday 2 lbs <strong>of</strong> beef or 6 lbs <strong>of</strong> flour, 1 lb <strong>of</strong> rice ½ pound <strong>of</strong> salt<br />

Wednesday 2 ladles <strong>of</strong> peas, 2 lb barley, ½ lb zwieback,<br />

4 lbs bread, 2 lb oatmeal<br />

Thursday like on Sunday<br />

Friday like on Wednesday<br />

Saturday like on Tuesday


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Revolutionary War Letters for Burlington, Ancocas <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>and</strong> Hessians<br />

Ancocas <strong>Creek</strong> or <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

References for letters https://founders.archives.gov/


Yellow Billed Cuckoo, Red Headed Vulture, Cooper’s Hawk<br />

N Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Photo ks337photo<br />

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<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Maritime<br />

South Branch Hainesport<br />

Lumber-Cordwood<br />

Lime-S<strong>and</strong>-Coal-Farm<br />

Produce-Steel-Forged Iron<br />

Burlington County Lyceum <strong>of</strong> Science <strong>and</strong> <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>History</strong><br />

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May<br />

2020<br />

July<br />

1886<br />

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N Branch Mt. Holly Oxbow Channel <strong>and</strong> Mill Race 1922<br />

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Mount Holly N Branch Turning Basin<br />

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350000<br />

June - 1909<br />

Partial Value <strong>of</strong> Exports <strong>and</strong> Imports From Mt. Holly (Freight via <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> *)<br />

N Branch Mount Holly Turning Basin<br />

300000<br />

250000<br />

200000<br />

150000<br />

100000<br />

50000<br />

0<br />

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* Freight via Boat - Rail – Truck: .12 cents per 100 pounds<br />

* Freight Via Boat: .09 cents 4 <strong>Rancocas</strong> per hundred <strong>Creek</strong> pounds <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong> Revolutionary War<br />

Ref: WS Rendell-Chairman <strong>of</strong> Mt. Holly Committee on <strong>Rancocas</strong> Narrative <strong>Creek</strong> Improvements<br />

Sec <strong>of</strong> War <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Report , New Jersey<br />

324


1898 Sanborn Insurance Map<br />

Mt. Holly Oxbow<br />

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Exploring Historic Pathways, Discovering New Underst<strong>and</strong>ings


Mount Holly 1944<br />

B-17 Bomber<br />

Exploring Historic Pathways, Discovering New Underst<strong>and</strong>ings<br />

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1884<br />

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N Branch Red Bellied Slider Turtle<br />

Photos ks337photo<br />

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North Branch<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong><br />

Northern Shoveler Duck<br />

Buffleheads in Flight<br />

Hooded Merganser<br />

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Photos<br />

ks337photo


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Hugh Campbell left a nine-to-five job in 1930's to pursue an<br />

artist's life. Training himself was his first priority, which he did<br />

by drawing over 1,000,000 free-h<strong>and</strong> circles but it was the<br />

fields around his boyhood fishing spots in Mount Holly where<br />

he felt the most at home. Hugh playing banjo w member <strong>of</strong><br />

Philadelphia Orchestra out on the North Branch, Kates Track.<br />

Hugh passed away in 1997. <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> Lifelike<br />

L<strong>and</strong>scapes live on.<br />

Hugh Campbell<br />

Artist<br />

Artist Hugh Campbell<br />

Nature Center Barn <strong>and</strong> Corn Crib<br />

Education Can Be Fun, <strong>Natural</strong>ly © Infographics<br />

Artist Hugh Campbell<br />

King Street Old Cannery<br />

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Horsehead Point<br />

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May 6, 1957<br />

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Blanket <strong>of</strong> Beggar Ticks Melpine L<strong>and</strong>ing<br />

Black <strong>and</strong> White Warbler Upside Down<br />

Wood Thrush Photo ks337photo<br />

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Mount Holly<br />

North Branch <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Oxbow Channel<br />

Mill Race<br />

Flood Channel<br />

1922<br />

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Used w Permission Rose Byers Family<br />

1941 Flood Channel Under Construction<br />

used w permission<br />

tip o that hat 2 ajh<br />

drone by ajh<br />

2017<br />

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Mount<br />

Holly<br />

Oxbow<br />

Channel<br />

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Other <strong>Rancocas</strong><br />

<strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong><br />

<strong>Trail</strong> Wildlife<br />

Virginia Rail, Main Stem<br />

Red Tail Hawk, N Branch<br />

Barred Owl, South Branch<br />

Dragonfly, Melpine L<strong>and</strong>ing<br />

Photos ks337photo


<strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />

Year Round Multi-Use Access<br />

N Branch<br />

Mt. Holly – Oxbow<br />

S Branch<br />

SW Branch<br />

Monroe Street Park<br />

SW Branch-Medford-Kirby's Mill<br />

S Branch<br />

<strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park<br />

Headwaters<br />

N Branch<br />

Bass Alive Fishing Tournament<br />

Winter Bass-Mirror Lake<br />

Long Bridge County Park<br />

Hainesport<br />

Mt. Holly – N Branch-Oxbow<br />

S Branch<br />

Community Meetings<br />

Mt. Holly Enviro Cmte<br />

Adopt a <strong>Creek</strong><br />

Mt. Holly- N Branch<br />

Mill Dam – Mt. Holly – N Branch<br />

N Branch Paddle Safe<br />

N Branch<br />

N Branch<br />

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Contact<br />

Please forward any thoughts, good or bad<br />

ingvarja@verizon.net<br />

Special Thanks to Everyone Who Helped Tweeze Together Various<br />

Str<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>History</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong><br />

Photos When Identified Are Credited to Individual Photographers<br />

Tip <strong>of</strong> Hat to Photographer<br />

Kevin Sean Lee/ks337photo<br />

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